The Fog of War (2003)
Directed by Errol Morris · 107 min · Documentary
66.1 TOPICAL score · #951 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. Augmented by archival footage and cabinet conversation recordings, Errol Morris gives the conflicted McNamara a platform on which he attempts to confront his and the U.S. government's actions in Southeast Asia in light of the horrors of modern warfare, the end of ideology and the punitive judgment of history.
The Fog of War (2003, directed by Errol Morris) has a TOPICAL score of 66.1 - ranked 951 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (308 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (308 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 24 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read13,605 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater
“On Metacritic, the film has a score of 87 out of 100, from 36 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10