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A galvanizing glimpse behind the scenes of a pivotal election, Knock Down the House should prove engrossing for viewers of all political persuasions.
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They're Democrats, but the movie should be inspiring to anyone who wishes to see firsthand the immeasurable value of good retail politics and hard work. December 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
They're Democrats, but the movie should be inspiring to anyone who wishes to see firsthand the immeasurable value of good retail politics and hard work.
Gary Thompson
Regardless of one's partisan leanings, it's hard to resist the dramatic momentum of these intertwined narratives. December 10, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Regardless of one's partisan leanings, it's hard to resist the dramatic momentum of these intertwined narratives.
Peter Keough
Everyone likes an underdog story, and when the underdog is as eloquent, passionate and righteous as these four women are, the final reels of this film feel like a Rocky movie. December 10, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Everyone likes an underdog story, and when the underdog is as eloquent, passionate and righteous as these four women are, the final reels of this film feel like a Rocky movie.
Jordan Hoffman
In the end, Lears finds the hope that she is looking for. It's hard to resist a candidate who is so fresh, so new, so perfectly now. May 6, 2019 | Full Review…
In the end, Lears finds the hope that she is looking for. It's hard to resist a candidate who is so fresh, so new, so perfectly now.
Alastair McKay
As the primary results pour in, Knock Down the House becomes the electoral equivalent of the Death Star raid in Star Wars. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
As the primary results pour in, Knock Down the House becomes the electoral equivalent of the Death Star raid in Star Wars.
Oliver Jones
Even though we know the outcome...the campaign progress remains enthralling. Mostly because it's a fascinating snapshot of modern politics in flux...and a hopeful, ultimately moving account of idealism in action. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Even though we know the outcome...the campaign progress remains enthralling. Mostly because it's a fascinating snapshot of modern politics in flux...and a hopeful, ultimately moving account of idealism in action.
Kevin Maher
Robin Blotnick's editing bobs and weaves between their personal and professional lives, refusing to stuff them into any gendered, ethnic, or social boxes. January 17, 2020 | Full Review…
Robin Blotnick's editing bobs and weaves between their personal and professional lives, refusing to stuff them into any gendered, ethnic, or social boxes.
Matt Cipolla
An average documentary that will inspire, anger, and perhaps even motivate viewers to change the world. December 28, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
An average documentary that will inspire, anger, and perhaps even motivate viewers to change the world.
Louisa Moore
Lears makes efficient use of time, diving just enough into the lives of the candidates to understand where they're coming from, but not making them come across so weepy as to be ineffectual. December 17, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Lears makes efficient use of time, diving just enough into the lives of the candidates to understand where they're coming from, but not making them come across so weepy as to be ineffectual.
Luke Whiston
It's impossible not to find yourself cheering and feeling a lump in your throat at this David versus Goliath story. But also find your heart breaking with the tears of loss of those other candidates who were less fortunate. December 10, 2019 | Full Review…
It's impossible not to find yourself cheering and feeling a lump in your throat at this David versus Goliath story. But also find your heart breaking with the tears of loss of those other candidates who were less fortunate.
Fiona Flynn
It's incredible how [Rachel] Lears captured AOC's improbable ascent, and for that reason alone people will get a kick out of this film. December 10, 2019 | Full Review…
It's incredible how [Rachel] Lears captured AOC's improbable ascent, and for that reason alone people will get a kick out of this film.
Victor Stiff
[Rachel] Lears mixes [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez's rise with the campaigns of three other Brand New Congress candidates around the country. And they're sometimes more compelling than the future congresswoman. December 10, 2019 | Rating: 85/100 | Full Review…
[Rachel] Lears mixes [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez's rise with the campaigns of three other Brand New Congress candidates around the country. And they're sometimes more compelling than the future congresswoman.
Benjamin Freed
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