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Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 9

Neither fair nor balanced itself, Outfoxed offers an often entertaining indictment of the Fox News Channel.

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 2

Neither fair nor balanced itself, Outfoxed offers an often entertaining indictment of the Fox News Channel.

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While the Fox News cable network has promoted itself as a "fair and balanced" news outlet -- so much so that they've even trademarked the phrase -- not everyone believes that they're living up to their slogan, and this activist documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald takes a close look at the political perspective of Fox's coverage. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism examines the right-wing slant of Fox News' reporting, as represented in stories the network chooses to cover and their

Jul 13, 2004

$0.2M

Ryko Distribution

All Critics (66) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (11) | DVD (14)

Greenwald has fashioned a fine attack dog, and he's sicced it on a deserving subject.

September 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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Taken for what it is, Outfoxed is still worth watching, especially for the politically active.

September 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | Comment
Arizona Republic
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Makes a crucial argument that has less to do with conservatives and liberals than with the coarsening of political discourse and the sinking standards of journalism and news -- subjects that go far beyond any particular news operation.

September 2, 2004 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comment
Dallas Morning News
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As hugely entertaining as it is informative.

August 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
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While Outfoxed surely will appeal more to liberals than to conservatives, its value to its self-selected audience lies not in upending anyone's expectations, but in taking the uninitiated down the Fox News rabbit hole.

August 12, 2004 Comment
San Jose Mercury News
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Those with negative opinions of Fox News probably never watch it and may find the ample clips on display here eye-opening.

August 9, 2004 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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I'm Shocked, SHOCKED to discover Fox News is conservative!!!

June 27, 2005 Comment (1)
Greenwich Village Gazette

[A] home-run smackdown of the Australian mogul who dominates the American media scene...

January 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | Comment
Flick Filosopher

This basic dichotomy of honest, urgent intentions and desultory, cheapskate expression marks OutFoxed from a fairly early moment and never really changes.

October 19, 2004 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | Comment
Nick's Flick Picks

The most scrupulous, most focused, most thorough, and arguably most important of 2004's wave of activist documentaries.

October 6, 2004 Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | Comment
SPLICEDWire

Not about anything except the lead-balloon revelation that Fox feeds rage and fuels disinformation with questionable journalistic tactics.

October 5, 2004 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

This is a big story, but there's not much coverage of it, except in this movie.

September 30, 2004 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

Fox News eventually comes off as a circle of buffoons yapping catch phrases. The movie hammers its points and, like a Bush campaign stop, there's no room for dissent.

September 17, 2004 Comment
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No real surprises here. Most that watch this movie has already seen through Fox News and what it is and represents.

June 27, 2011
Tomassgringo

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"If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention."

December 15, 2008
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