The defence The Auteur Devotee
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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The Weather Underground
Documentary · 2002
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
Movie details
The Weather Underground
2002 Documentary 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Weather Underground?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bill Siegel · Sam Green
Lili Taylor
Narrator (voice)
Bernardine Dohrn
Self
M
Mark Rudd
Self
B
Brian Flanagan
Self
D
David Gilbert
Self
Bill Ayers
Self
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Court is in session
Put The Weather Underground on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.