Opening

78% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
33% The Hangover Part III May 23
100% Epic May 24
95% Before Midnight May 24
100% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
—— Fill the Void May 24
—— A Green Story
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

86% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
49% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
56% Oblivion $2.3M
98% Mud $2.2M
37% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
88% The East May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31

The War Room Reviews

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Jason Gorber
Twitch

It's a testament to the supreme skills of Hegedus and Pennebaker that they managed to craft a film that so easily could have gone astray.

Full Review Source: Twitch | Original Score: A

December 28, 2012
Christopher Long
Movie Metropolis

It's so intoxicating that sometimes it's easy forget we are, in effect, watching a couple of pitch men selling that year's newest brand of soap.

Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Original Score: 7/10

May 1, 2012
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Illustrates in often amusing detail how the Clinton team managed to overcome petty hostilities and seize the day -- and the White House.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | Original Score: 3/4

April 25, 2012
Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Politics as sporting event run by wonks. Fascinating but repellent in trademark Pennebaker-Hegedus fashion.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews

October 4, 2006
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

An invaluable record of Bill Clinton's unlikely rise to the White House.

| Original Score: 4/5

December 4, 2002
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A top documentary; behind the scenes at how a political campaign is run.

| Original Score: 3/5

August 22, 2002
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Backroom politics has now been exposed-a high stakes game, but no mystery.

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Original Score: A-

February 10, 2002
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Original Score: A-

September 7, 2011
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

| Original Score: 4/5

January 9, 2009
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

| Original Score: 5/5

August 12, 2005
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 4/5

January 27, 2005
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Original Score: 4/5

August 1, 2004
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

| Original Score: 4/5

March 22, 2004
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

| Original Score: 4/5

March 16, 2004
D. S.
Palo Alto Weekly

| Original Score: 2.5/4

May 20, 2003
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

| Original Score: 4/5

October 17, 2002
Jeet Thayil
Rediff.com

| Original Score: 3/5

August 27, 2002
David Poland
Hot Button

| Original Score: 5/5

July 26, 2002
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Original Score: 3.5/4

January 1, 2000
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Original Score: 4.5/5

January 1, 2000
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