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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Documentary · 2006
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Movie details
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
“Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.”
2006 Documentary 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.3 / 10
5.7K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
64 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
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 U.S. vs. John Lennon?
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
David Leaf · John Scheinfeld
Written by
David Leaf · John Scheinfeld
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono
Self
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Stew Albert
Self
Tariq Ali
Self
Carl Bernstein
Self
R
Robin Blackburn
Self
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Chris Charlesworth
Self
Court is in session
Put The U.S. vs. John Lennon 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.