Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Dog Eat Dog Films

Description

Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11. With his characteristic humor and dogged commitment to uncovering the facts, Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us.

Tags

War on terror, September 11, Terrorism, Conspiracy

Collected reviews and ratings

10 DVD Talk | Geoffrey Kleinman

Fahrenheit 9/11 is absolutely one of the most powerfull documentaries I've seen; it's Moore's best yet and one of the best films so far this year. Go see it!
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9.2 Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

Dazzlingly assembled, at once reckless and insightful, the movie filters the actions of the Bush administration through a nose-thumbing outrage that might have been irresponsible if Moore's own words weren't girded by images that spoke 1,000 more.
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8.8 Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

"Fahrenheit 9/11" is a compelling, persuasive film, at odds with the White House effort to present Bush as a strong leader. He comes across as a shallow, inarticulate man, simplistic in speech and inauthentic in manner.
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8.8 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

Moore likes to rile folks up, which he does with sharp humor. Did I mention that Fahrenheit 9/11 is ferociously, cathartically funny?
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8.8 USA Today | Claudia Puig

...because Moore still manages to present new data and little-seen footage, connecting the dots in a cogent and persuasive way, Fahrenheit 9/11 is the year's must-see film.
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8.0 Empire

Moore's assault on the Bush administration is a terrific polemic. It's sprawling at times, but still uncomfortable, angry viewing in a time when apathy and resignation rule.
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8.0 Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

With expertly deployed footage and a take-no-prisoners attitude that echoes that of his conservative betes noir, Moore has made an overwhelming film.
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8.0 The Guardian | Peter Bradshaw

We've become very used to cool, fence-sitting documentaries without a voiceover or riskily overt editorial content [...] Michael Moore's inflammatory polemic is very different. It's certainly emotional and manipulative, brilliant and brazen.
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7.0 New York Times | A. O. Scott

The film can be seen as an effort to wrest clarity from shock, anger and dismay, and if parts of it seem rash, overstated or muddled, well, so has the national mood.
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6.3 ReelViews | James Berardinelli

The real problem with Fahrenheit 9/11 isn't that it attacks the current Republican administration (which could be seen as a public service), but that it does so clumsily and with poor focus.
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