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An expose which reflects upon what has happened to America since the events of September 11, 2001 that touches upon the personal relationship between President George W. Bush and the family of terrori...( read more  read more... )st Osama bin Laden. As well, the chronicle focuses on the powerful roles that oil and greed may have played in the terrorist attack on the U.S.A.

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R, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Michael Moore

Release Date: June 23, 2004

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DVD Release Date: October 5, 2004

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  • November 9, 2009
    I saw it in high school, didn't know nothin' bout politics. There was so much buzz around this movie, it was stupid. It was released when a lot of the country still supported Bush, so Michael Moore's Bush bashing was controversial. The way Bush was portrared in the clips is no...( read more)w the commonplace opinion of him. The idiotic Bush clips are great, everybody likes those, but this documentary is all over the place. It's not focused on one thing, Moore's ranting about everything, especially gun control. I was lost for most of it but man the Bush clips are great.
  • October 25, 2009
    Moore may have some of the most biased documentaries that's ever been made but with this film, he shared the same opinion of the Bush administration with 95% of the world's population. It's because of that and the lengthy research that this guy does with every documentry, that I ...( read more)give this 9/10. Perhaps I would like to see some of the Democrats being interviewed but apart from this it's very well made and no doubt depicts what what the idiots of the Bush administration were doing during that period of time.

    Definatly, worth watching, although if you're an avid Republican, probably best avoid. One of the better documentaries on the circumstances around the 9/11 attacks and Iraq.

    Recomendation: If you did enjoy this, check out Taxi To The Dark Side
  • September 16, 2009
    I love some of the American reviews on this very page; "Michael Moore is an idiot. You might not like Bush, but you respect him because of the office he holds" That was written a couple of year ago now, when W was still in office but it goes to show the ridiculous and frightenin...( read more)g 'Brainwashing' America undergoes all in the name of patriotism. My only concern with this film is the fact Moore holds back, I realise why he had/has to but it meant he focussed too much on one point and not on the whole story. Still, another great doc from Mr. Moore.
  • January 25, 2009
    In the end, if I recall correctly, there's just not enough meat on this bone for it to stand up to its many challengers.

    Though I haven't seen it since it was in theatres - now that the Bush "legacy" is completely established, I wouldn't mind re-evaluating it - I remember thin...( read more)king that he exploited too many loose connections and popular opnions (not to mention sentimentality). Unfortunately, to make a point like the one he was trying to make in this film - which I still don't think I've quite identified - he needs to back it up with a little more substance... though if his point was simply a combination of "Bush is an idiot" and "The Iraq War sucks", well, he succeeded there, but that's not exactly something most people couldn't construe from the newspaper most mornings... as entertaining as the rest of his work, but not as intellectually engaging, which makes it sort of ironic that this garnered him the Palme d'Or. Then again, generalities about America would be more likely to appeal to people who don't live there.

    I like Moore, but I always try to take him with a grain of salt... and for this over-emotional, even if reasonable - but not adequately substantiated in the film! - culmination of his anger with Bush, I had the sense that I might need a couple kilos.
  • September 8, 2008
    Whether you love or hate Michael Moore, this is still a well-made documentary. There's a lot of information and it's clear that Moore has done his research.

    Back when this movie came out I was more supportive of Bush, as a lot of the claims in this movie (The weapons of mass de...( read more)struction were a lie) hadn't been fully proved yet. Now that we've all seen how terrible a President Bush really is, the message of this movie stings a little more clearly.

    My only complaint would be that it feels that Moore is trying to cover a bit too much ground here, and doesn't get to fully expound on any one issue as much as he should.

    Still, this is a great watch, whether you care about politics or not.
  • November 16, 2009
    Intrusive and obnoxious... Moores the heavyweight asshole of the US. Thats why we love him.
  • November 16, 2009
    Just like Bowling for Columbine, this is an amazing documentary. Unfortunatly it recieved some very mixed reviews up on it's realise. Moore quite bravely stuck his head up a little too high with this film, attacking Bush at a time when he was still pretty popular amongst the Am...( read more)erican public. I guess it just goes to prove how blinded to the truth people can really be. Moore should be applauded for this highly controvercial documentary. All that aside, it's also very funny. Perhaps not as good as Bowling for Columbine, but never the less, an excellent film.
  • November 4, 2009
    Documental muy a la americana
  • November 3, 2009
    Muy buen documental. Parece que a nadie le cayo el 20 al verlo.
  • October 23, 2009
    The first Michael Moore film I have ever watched. I have resisted all of his films, because I feel that they would be very unbalanced. Of course, this is VERY ANTI-BUSH and somewhat ANTI-Repblican, but there is plenty of FACTUAL information here to take in, absorb and form YOUR O...( read more)WN opinion!This film does focus more on the events post-9/11. This was made 5 years ago; it's hard to believe that the war in IRAQ is STILL going on! Overall, the content is disturbing and sad (regardless of your politics), but the film itself is compellling and very watchable.

Critic Reviews


May 3, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Fair and balanced, as Fox News might say, this is not. full review

June 25, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

The most focused work of the director's career. full review

June 25, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Michael Moore's best film. full review

June 24, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The documentary's scathing attack on the war in Iraq and George W. Bush's presidency is informative, provocative, frightening, compelling, funny, manipulative and, most of all, entertaining. full review

June 24, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate

Fahrenheit 9/11 is not a documentary for the ages, it is an act of counterpropaganda that has a boorish, bullying force. It is, all in all, a legitimate abuse of power. full review

June 21, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Not just a scathing indictment against the President... but a deeply patriotic movie which reminds us of the principal tenets which makes a true democracy so great. full review

June 15, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Ferociously, cathartically funny. full review

May 18, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

It is worth seeing, debating and thinking about, regardless of your political allegiances. full review

May 18, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The film doesn't go for satirical humor the way Moore's Roger & Me and Bowling for Columbine did. Moore's narration is still often sarcastic, but frequently he lets his footage speak for itself. full review

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  • graemii
    November 1, 2007
    Hey, I liked it and since I'm how many years late in watching it it's pretty obvious that Bush and his "administrative cronies" has practically run this country into the ground. The only job he did was make the rich richer and the poor poorer and drag us into a war that we can't seem to get out of. God help this country and the future.

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