Redacted

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Redacted

R

2007

1h 31m

War

Drama

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A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

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Despite DePalma's obvious commitment to the material and passion for the issues at hand, Redacted suffers from stereotypical characters and a forced faux-doc style.

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Christopher Orr

The New Republic

Sep 22, 2008

Grant De Palma this much: At least he did not wait until 14 years after hostilities concluded to pull his catch-all war metaphor from the dark cupboard of his psyche.

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Adam Smith

BBC.com

Mar 14, 2008

2/5

Though the events are gruelingly (and graphically) recreated there's a typical lack of emotional connection which might be forgivable in a thriller but utterly hobbles this supposed cri de coeur. An almost total failure then, but a noble one.

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Mar 14, 2008

3/6

War was ever a Kubrick-ian hell-ride, futile, fundamentally unheroic and de-humanising, but now it's mocked by a mad multimedia accompaniment innocent of all real ethical, moral and humanitarian value.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 24, 2026

1/4

The worst picture in De Palma’s entire career.

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Radio

Sep 10, 2013

Timeless and more relevant than ever in the face of permanent US war against the world, Redacted has prophetically conjured a parallel US war, targeting journalists and filmmakers. And in an ironic case of redacting the director and his film as well.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Apr 28, 2011

Brian De Palma's feature-length fictionalized polemic, Redacted, expresses its outrage with a ferocity that takes mainstream protest of the Iraq war into new territory.

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T M

@RT55749265 May 29, 2026

This has an interesting way of telling a story. The characters are admittedly a little clichéd but the storytelling itself is gripping. This is a new DePalma for me but his persuasive way with a tale still hooks.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 11, 2025

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes.

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Oct 1, 2018

Interesting, perhaps in the way it was filmed, and maybe the unique crime scenario not really seen before in a film. This is DePalma branching out quite unsuccessfully, so, feel free to ignore this one.

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Jan 16, 2017

Cartoon-like characters. Scans like it was devised by a group of angsty teenagers for a college media project.

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Alan W

@PatronWong Oct 31, 2015

it would have been 4 stars but there are some minor quibbles as to how a director as accomplished as De Palma has managed to fail in appropriating verisimilitude (which was after all the main point in the way this film was made) in this innovative 'Hollywood' take of the kind of bullying action that can take place in a(n) (unjust) war such as Iraqi war. Depressing but nevertheless real. Worthy but I dont wanna see it again.

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Jul 21, 2014

7/10 intersting approach

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Synopsis

A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Screenwriter: Brian De Palma
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: HDNet, Film Farm Productions
Rating: R (Rape|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual References/Images|Strong Disturbing Violence)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.1K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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