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America: Freedom to Fascism
Cinema Libre Studio

America: Freedom to Fascism reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 43 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.9 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Aaron Russo, Katherine Albrecht, Joe Banister, Dave Champion, Sherry Peel Jackson, Vernice Kuglin, Ron Paul, and Irwin Schiff

Aaron Russo's fiery diatribe against the direction America is heading.


GENRE(S): Documentary  
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Russo  
DIRECTED BY: Aaron Russo  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: December 12, 2006 
Theatrical: July 28, 2006 
RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

Also known as "America: From Freedom to Fascism"

What The Critics Said

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75
TV Guide Ken Fox
Law-abiding Americans who hand off a solid chunk of their salaries to the IRS might be interested in what filmmaker Aaron Russo has to say on the subject of income tax.
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75
Portland Oregonian Marc Mohan
Mostly it's about taxes -- namely, the argument that the Federal Income Tax, enacted in 1913, is unconstitutional and has been ruled as such by the Supreme Court, and that no law exists today requiring Americans to pay it.
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70
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Provocative but also infuriating, this alarmist documentary argues that the levying of a federal income tax in 1913 was unconstitutional and set America on the road to fascism.
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50
Variety Leslie Felperin
The strong case built in pic's first half is weakened by the vaguely argued contention in the second that the land of the free is becoming anything but. Attack focuses on the Federal Reserve, the Patriot Act, the abolition of the gold standard, and not-yet-ratified plans to introduce identity chips on currency and in citizens in the future.
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50
The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Unfortunately, while the film has some fascinating and compelling arguments, it quickly assumes the tone of an angry diatribe rather than a well-reasoned political discussion.
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40
Los Angeles Times Mark Olsen
The film raises more questions than it could possibly hope to answer fully, devolving from an intriguing look at an enticingly obscure issue into a more broadly based mess.
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40
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
It’s good to see that passionate cinematic rabble-rousing does not rest solely in the hands of the left.
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40
Village Voice Luke Y. Thompson
From the tax debate, the documentary suddenly gets scattershot, going after the Patriot Act, laws against vitamin sales, election fraud, and Hurricane Katrina response (apparently a plot to grab people's guns), building to the standard New World Order line, which discredits any valid points Russo may have.
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38
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Aaron Russo's America: Freedom to Fascism can't even think straight, it's so mad.
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30
The New York Times Nathan Lee
The mess we're in never looked so messy.
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25
The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Gives the Michael Moore muckraking-underdog treatment to the kind of delirious conspiracy theories generally associated with mentally ill homeless people screaming at passersby to stop stealing their brainwaves.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 32 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

John H. gave it a10:
This film shows the way America is headed. I knew that eventually the anti-christ will come, and eventually enforce the mark of the beast. (in the right arm of forehead) that will be the only means to buy,sell, and trade things. I realized that with National ID cards about to come out (May of This year), it would only be a matter of time before the anti-christ begins to untie the world under one government. This movie points out evidence that even I didn't know existed, (I am always well researched on current times) Soon, the end will begin... after a large group of people disappear from the face of the earth. (the rapture) I had no idea our time was so short...

Beth O gave it a10:
This movie is the BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every American should see this film and if they think that it is okay that the IRS / World Bank should be doing any of this stuff after they have watched the entire movie, they need to go right away to get a micro chip in their body so that the IRS can stalk them all of their life and make sure that they don't hurt themselves because obviously, that person has no brains. Jesus is coming back soon for us all be ready!!!

John K. gave it a9:
If the info in this movie is true, then we should be cautious with web sites like this. I put my info out there in order to rate the movie. My luck big bro set this up and they will be here soon to take me away for no aparent reason. The movie just heightened my own fears. Any American out there with half a brain out there has to realize that the government definately has a great deal of influence in our small insignificant lives. I live by my understanding of the rules to the best of my abilities with the intention of conforming to being a Good American. I pay taxes. My father showed me how to fill out all the paper work when I was 18. The next year he started investigating things closer. He was the one that turned me onto this movie. He turned me onto books like, "If you are the defendant," and, "The biggest tax loophole of all," and I hadn't read either for last year thinking my dad was a nut. This movie has spurred me to read this books now and I am interested to see what kind of information people encourage me to investigate in them. We should fear when people try to hide things from us, not bring them to light.

Lauren P gave it a9:
Even though the biased critics think this movie is "messy", they don't keep in mind that this is a very low budget film that Aaron put together himself. This movie will open your eyes to the corruption in our government. Don't let the media and critics stop you from watching it, it's something all Americans should research and know. Open your eyes and ask questions!! And for those of you who think this isn't true...why are the people being sued over income tax judgments WINNING? Get a clue!! There ISN'T a law that makes you pay income tax...it's VOLUNTARY...it says so in their code!

Karl W gave it a10:
This is a great movie. The info is dangerous and if it wasn't so dang true, I would say that it should be more entertaining. Honestly, the info is the lure not the production. MUST SEE!

Karl P gave it a10:
Mr. Russo asks some tough questions of the government concerning our rights and freedom. The american public needs to see this film.

Brian M. gave it a10:
This is a great documentary for those looking for the truth.

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