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“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 Untold History Of The United States
Documentary · History · 2012
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
Movie details
The Untold History Of The United States
2012 Documentary · History 9h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
8.2 / 10
Community rating
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
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 Untold History Of The United States?
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Written by
Matt Graham · Peter Kuznick · Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Narrator
Vasili Arkhipov
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Henry A. Wallace
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Court is in session
Put The Untold History Of The United States 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.