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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • American Experience Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • American Experience Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a former soldier deeply influenced by the literature and ideas of the radical right, parked a Ryder truck with a five-ton fertilizer bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City. Moments later, 168 people were killed and 675 were injured in the blast. Oklahoma City traces the...

Directed By: Barak Goodman

Written By: Barak Goodman

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • American Experience Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • American Experience Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Oklahoma City

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a former soldier deeply influenced by the literature and ideas of the radical right, parked a Ryder truck with a five-ton fertilizer bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City. Moments later, 168 people were killed and 675 were injured in the blast. Oklahoma City traces the...

Directed By: Barak Goodman

Written By: Barak Goodman

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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82% Positive
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18% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Feb 2, 2017
You must see Oklahoma City, if only to know the enemy. They’re not stuck at the airport.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 1, 2017
Goodman also doesn’t state overtly why the story of the Oklahoma City bombing is so relevant today. He doesn’t have to. His methodical recounting of the rise of white nationalism and fringe movements reverberates with today’s world, in which racist violence and conspiracist lunacy has been emboldened and brought troublingly into the mainstream.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 1, 2017
What makes Oklahoma City a haunting experience is that the movie, in laying out the road that led to his humanity withering and dying, demonstrates a disquieting continuity between the anti-government wrath of Timothy McVeigh and the fervor of anti-government wreckage that has just been given a new credibility in America.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 1, 2017
While Goodman’s feature doesn’t focus our recently inaugurated president, it serves as a blunt reminder of what has happened, and could happen again, when misinformation is spread to dangerous, angry, homegrown radicals.
By Ben Travers FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 1, 2017
The documentary, as it grieves for those losses, points to divisions in American society that are as glaring as ever.
By David D'Arcy FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 1, 2017
Beyond its message, however, and despite some unfortunate omissions in the history it recounts, the film succeeds as one of the most gripping and suspenseful docs of recent years.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW
58
Feb 1, 2017
Oklahoma City has little to offer any viewer already familiar with the basics of these three events, each of which gets fairly superficial treatment here.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.4
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7 Ratings
10% Mixed
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20% Negative
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20% Negative
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Production Company American Experience Films, Ark Media, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Release Date Feb 3, 2017
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline A cautionary tale of hate in America
Website http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oklahoma-city/?flavour=full
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Awards

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Peabody Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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