The Report
2019, drama, history
119 minutes
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public...
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10
2019-02-06
The Report is a powerful political thriller that reminds people that not every country can conduct such investigations, to work on such a crucial report, and go against the government. Read more
9.1
2019-02-13
Adam Driver is phenomenal in what might be his best role to date. This is a film that grips its talons into you and refuses to let go. Read more
8.0
2019-12-06
Despite the desk-bound inaction and dialogue-heavy script, this is a riveting and important film. Its tension curve is driven by the enormity of CIA criminality and Adam Driver’s ability to portray a humble David who took on an arrogant Goliath. Read more
8.0
2019-11-18
Steven Soberbergh produced this excellent political thriller, which does for Daniel Jones and the CIA what Spotlight did for the Boston Globe and the Catholic Church. Read more
8.0
2019-11-13
The Report isn’t necessarily easy viewing, with dense subject matter and occassional torture scenes, but the performances and filmmaking expertise on display here make a complicated topic intriguing and compelling viewing. Read more
8.0
2019-11-13
The entire cast—and it’s a big one—impresses, from bewildered CIA staff to opportunists looking to cash in, from battered inmates to White House Chief of Staff. With limited screen time, each performer establishes a character, not a cardboard villain or hero, and the contribution elevates the entire film. Read more
8.0
2019-10-31
The Report is a riveting examination of the importance of accountability anchored by an elegantly understated performance from Adam Driver. Read more
7.9
2019-12-01
Thanks to Adam Driver's performance’s effective fits of frustration and righteous disbelief, Driver alone makes the information dumps fairly gripping. Read more
7.0
2019-11-08
Cinematographically, this is a very conventional mixture of political thriller and courtroom drama. It feels soporifically long at 118 minutes. Read more
6.0
2020-02-19
Driver’s lean and tight performance is what keeps the story minimally fueled, even when the movie stalls at its most frustrating passivity. In truth, what the film lacks in cinematic flair it makes up for in the one man’s unshakable determination to find the truth. Read more
6.0
2019-12-16
By the end, as the revelations grow more pessimistic and maddening, culminating in the possible publication or quashing of the titular 7,000-page report (along with countless political implications), the movie does transition into something a little more exciting. Read more
4.0
2019-11-08
By making an informationally dense but emotionally shallow film, Burns has missed the message of his own movie. Read more
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