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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
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8.8 out of 10

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79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

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  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    Nelson has fashioned a compelling movie around an unfathomable mystery. To see Jones's face, eyes hidden behind trademark aviator shades, is to experience the last shock in Psycho. His is the blank stare of living death.
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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    70
    Provides lethal evidence of what becomes of those who deposit their sincerity into the command of a religious lunatic.
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  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    90
    I can't imagine anyone not being both horrified and fascinated by Stanley Nelson's Jonestown: The Life and Death of People's Temple.
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