Navalny
Seen it?2022 | 98 min | Documentary
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar. 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 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature Film. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Documentary. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Political Documentary. Won 1 PGA Award: Producers Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures. Also nominated for 4 more Critics' Choice Awards and 1 DGA Award. Plus 5 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 57K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Roher
- Alexei NavalnySelf
- Yulia NavalnayaSelf
- Daria NavalnayaSelf
- Zakhar NavalnySelf
- Maria PevchikhSelf
- Christo GrozevSelf
- Leonid VolkovSelf
- Kira YarmyshSelf
- Georgy AlburovSelf
- Anna BiryukovaSelf