An Inconvenient Truth
Seen it?2006 | 100 min | Documentary
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 2 Oscars and it made about 50 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 2 Oscars: Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Original Song. Won 1 PGA Award: Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award. Plus 6 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$50 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 155K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
- Al GoreSelf
- Billy WestVarious (voice)
- Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)