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Wrong Is Right (1982)

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Based on Charles McCarry's 1979 novel The Better Angels, Wrong is Right is set in a near future in which violence has become something of a national sport and television news has fallen to tabloid depths (a significantly bigger stretch in 1982, when the film was released.) Star Sean Connery plays Patrick Hale, a globe-trotting reporter with access to a staggering array of world leaders. As the film opens, he has ventured to the Arab country of Hegreb to interview his old acquaintance, King Ibn

R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Drama, Comedy

Mar 16, 2004

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Wild proceedings are packed with convoluted intrigue.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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The star of Wrong Is Right is Sean Connery, giving the first uncertain performance of his otherwise exemplary career.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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The film is rather haphazard in its visual style and plotting, tallying up to a confused condemnation of our lack of morality.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Veering wildly between a quite well-written satire on the contemporary American political scene and a very ham-fisted nuclear blackmail thriller, its sheer eccentricity is quite engaging.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

as this film demonstrates, is it impossible to pursue a "right" course for America even if it's perceived as "wrong" by every other nation?

March 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
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Wrong Is Right is a cautionary tale about amorality.

February 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

An almost prophetic comedy about political spin and the internecine battles between various intelligence agencies in the US.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Wrong Is Right

Without a doubt, one of the most prescient movies I've seen. Considering that it was made in the midst of the Cold War and it concerns oil crises and war in the Middle East, it is truly ahead of its times and right in the middle of ours. The performances are adequately hokey for the genre of satire, but too

May 17, 2008
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Jim Hunter

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Most strangely prophetic movie I have ever seen. Truly horrific (funny at times) in its prescience.

May 11, 2008
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