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An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

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Fresh:146

Rotten:11

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: While global warming is a hotly-debated subject, what everyone on both sides can agree upon is that, if real, it's a very bad thing. Since losing the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, former Vice President Al Gore has busied himself by being an outspoken figure against this potential environmental disaster. As much about the man as about greenhouse gases, this candid, powerful and informative documentary illuminates some of the myths surrounding both of its subjects equally well.

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Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.

Genre: Documentary

Theatrical Release: May 24, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $23.7M

Synopsis: Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that... Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet's climate system into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced- a catastrophe of our own making. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, "An Inconvenient Truth," which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his 'traveling global warming show,' Gore is funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our 'planetary emergency' out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. [More]

Starring: Al Gore

Starring: Al Gore

Director: Davis Guggenheim

Director: Davis Guggenheim
Screenwriter:
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns, Laurie David, Al Gore
Distributor: Paramount Classics

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Full Review Source: Movies.com | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

An adequate enough way to get the point across, but I can't help but wonder what the raves for this film are really about.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
Sep 19, 2009
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

Gore gets admirable points for using intelligence in his arguments rather than fear

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 30, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Gone is the excruciatingly wooden, heavily-made up candidate from the controversial 2000 Presidential election. In his place, the team from An Inconvenient Truth shows you the Gore democrats wish the voting public had seen%u2014a comfortable, enthusiastic

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
Aug 21, 2008
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

While the preaching is to the converted, the sheer organization, massing and clarity appear conclusive, and the youngish onscreen attendees nod in agreement.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
Mar 4, 2008
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, may just be the scariest movie you will see this year.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment 1 Comment
Feb 28, 2008
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

The ultimate effect of An Inconvenient Truth is not unlike looking down the barrel of a loaded gun.

Full Review Source: Stranger Song | comment Comment
Jul 3, 2007
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Stranger Song
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Full Review Source: Oregon Herald | comment Comment
Mar 10, 2007
Mark Sells
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald
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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
Jan 20, 2007
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Highly recommended even if Al Gore is incapable of getting at the root cause of global warming.

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Jan 4, 2007
Louis Proyect
Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Apesar de ter uma estrutura similar ao dos filmes que enfocam espetáculos de stand-up comedy (o que compromete sua fluidez), este documentário traz informações absurdamente importantes que são transmitidas com clareza pelo carismático Gore.

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Dec 31, 2006
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Because of its biased tone and shameless promotion of Al Gore it is simply preaching to the converted.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment 4 Comments
Dec 30, 2006
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

A vitally important lesson, told in bland charts and alarming images.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
Dec 4, 2006
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

Un documental contundente y alarmante que, de la mano de un preocupado y convincente Al Gore, se convierte en un verdadero llamado a la acción.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Nov 25, 2006
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

It grabs you like a thriller with an ending that will haunt your dreams.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
Nov 24, 2006
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Just because truths are inconvenient is no reason to suppose they are not real.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
Oct 14, 2006
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

An eco-horror movie that is anything but escapist entertainment...

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
Sep 28, 2006
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Sight and Sound

Powerful, intelligent and surprisingly entertaining, Gore presents a compelling case. You’ll believe a film can change the world.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Sep 23, 2006
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine
 
 
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