The_Weather_Underground_(film)

<i>The Weather Underground</i> (film)

The Weather Underground (film)

2002 American film

The Weather Underground is a 2002 documentary film based on the rise and fall of the American radical far-left Communist organization Weather Underground.[3]

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Summary

Using archive footage from the time as well as interviews with the Weathermen in the modern day, the film constructs a linear narrative of the organization and serves as a cautionary tale.[4]

Reception

Critical response

The Weather Underground has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 58 reviews, and an average rating of 7.79/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Fascinating documentary about the militant Weathermen".[5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Accolades

The film, directed by Sam Green and Bill Siegel, won the audience choice award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2004.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Weather Underground" – via MUBI.
  2. [2]
    The Weather Underground Box Office Mojo
  3. [3]
    Ebert, Roger. "The Weather Underground movie review (2003) | Roger Ebert".
  4. [4]
    "The Weather Underground - Official Trailer". 19 August 2014 – via ROCO films on YouTube.
  5. [5]
    "The Weather Underground" – via Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. [6]
    "The Weather Underground" – via Metacritic.
  7. [7]
    "Documentary Short and Feature Film Oscar® Winners in 2004". 14 March 2014 – via Oscars on YouTube.
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