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Outrage
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: Kirby Dick
Directed by: Kirby Dick
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 8, 2009
Running Time: minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Kirby Dick, Barney Frank, Larry Kramer, Michelangelo Signorile, and Tammy Baldwin
Outrage is a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting records who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Boldly revealing the hidden lives of some of the United States' most powerful policymakers, Outrage takes a comprehensive look at the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's complicity in keeping their secrets. With analysis from prominent members of the gay community such as Congressman Barney Frank, former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, radio personality Michelangelo Signorile, and openly gay congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Outrage probes deeply into the psychology of this double lifestyle, the ethics of outing closeted politicians, the double standards that the media upholds in its coverage of the sex lives of gay public figures, and much more.
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What The Critics Said
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San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
A powerful new documentary that addresses the issue of "hypocritical" male politicians.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The movie excoriates the hypocrisy of self-hating gay lawmakers (several of whom it outs), yet it also explores the burden of the public closet.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Audience reaction to Outrage will depend heavily on how people feel about outing. Dick’s film probably won’t persuade anyone who finds the practice to be a loathsome and intrusive invasion of privacy, but after a relatively dry beginning, the film builds in passion and intensity until attaining a stirring cumulative power.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Scott Foundas
Moment by moment, Outrage proves duly provocative, well sourced, and almost certain to go more viral than swine flu.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Even in the 21st century, public discussions of homosexuality still make a lot of people awfully jittery. With passion and candor, Outrage argues that everyone needs to just get over it.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
Outrage succeeds as activism, but it excels as a window into certain political psyches.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
The result is persuasive but incomplete. Dick is working here as a journalist, and the story is far from fully unfolded. Still, what he proffers will keep you thinking, talking and engaged.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Despite its title, Outrage is calm, riveting, and provocative.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
This film is a muckraking provocation whose time has come.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Dan Zak
A crisp, efficient, sometimes petty but often infuriating documentary about alleged gay politicians who actively campaign and vote against gay rights.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
While the anger of Outrage is to be expected, the surprise of the film is how much sadness you take away as well, the sadness of people who feel compelled to pretend to be what they are not.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Proves to be an engrossing and entertaining polemic that successfully walks a fine line between thoughtful debate and, well, juicy gossip.
Read Full Review >Variety John Anderson
An exploding bathroom stall of a movie, Outrage makes an excellent ipso facto case for itself: If closeted gay politicians vote against equal rights for gays to protect their own secrets, outing them is for the common good.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
The film's pretty good about saying why so much in the culture encourages a political life in the closet, either tacitly or directly. But even The Advocate had a problem with calling it a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Some of the accusations feel more sordid than satisfying.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
What makes Outrage a bankable indie film is the promise of personal embarrassment--everyone loves a good outing. Except for the person at the center of it.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Matthew Sorrento
The average viewer will be satisfied with the product, even if the film offers hardly any new information. The doc buff will witness a film that can't surface above the steady nonfiction output at the art house.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
What is Dick's excuse for outing one cable news anchor but not a rival counterpart who is far better known? The anchor isn't antigay, but Dick likes the other network's politics better. Hypocrisy? Your call.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
Mr. Dick, whose previous documentaries have examined sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, the inner workings of the movie ratings system and the life and work of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, is a cerebral muckraker. While his techniques are not as nakedly tendentious as Michael Moore’s (and his movies, as a consequence, are not as much fun), he hardly pretends to be a detached or unbiased observer.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and Outrage argue that the closet suffocates decency and happiness, and the film ends with a freeze-frame of the now-popular folk hero Harvey Milk. However, were we to give up our right to self-denial, I contend that America would cease to be a land of freedom.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Arnold P gave it a7:
Interesting but not as compelling as it should have been on material that has been already covered in the underground press. It probably will not be seen by many heterosexuals and the pity is that the hypocrisy exposed of these politicians will not be viewed by the public that needs to see it. There is much gossip aired, not concrete enough evidence that somehow feels insufficient To hear the wisdom of an Andrew Sullivan is yet worth the price of admission. Probably seen a few years ago it would have been groundbreaking, but seeing the likes of Ed Koch or a Larry Craig just makes them look pathetic. Flawed but still worthwhile film.
