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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20

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  1. BrandenR
    Oct 31, 2008
    9
    I saw this film after a podcast I listen to, Cinebanter, mentioned it. I caught this on HBO. This movie is tough to watch. It makes you ashamed of your own government. I had to take a short break from the disturbing images in this doc.
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  2. TravisC
    Feb 21, 2008
    4
    Alex Gibney does a disservice to his previous (and infinitely better) film, "Enron, et al." THIS film ("Taxi") had essentially no point. What -- torture is bad? Duh. Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld are bad? No kidding. A two-hour guilt-trip that I could do without. Go see "Sicko" instead.
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  3. PeterK
    Feb 28, 2008
    10
    An invaluable film that documents the flat-out lies and public deceits that the Bush regime (military, White House, and CIA) has used to subvert the fundamentals of the American institution of democracy and over 700 years of English law in its monomaniacal pursuit of "the bad guys." A small and otherwise unextraordinary taxi driver becomes the focus of an investigation that ultimately uncovers the truth about torture and the Bush regime's need to find scapegoats for 911. The scope of this documentary includes Afghanistan, Iraq, Washington DC and Guantanamo. This truly is a Must-See film, even if it is a documentary. Be ready for disturbing images that include nudity and torture. People, this is about what OUR government has been doing in the name of democracy.… Expand
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  4. AnthonyS
    Nov 3, 2008
    10
    This is an incredibly moving documentary. At one point I burst into tears out of shame for my country and sadness for Delawar's death. I would force every supporter of torture to see this film before they attempt to justify such inhumanity.
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  5. JaredC
    Apr 1, 2008
    0
    Rated R for disturbing crappy images and content involving torturous scenes and graphically boring elements.
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  6. Dave
    Feb 22, 2008
    10
    Great film, can't really say I'm surprised by what was presented in the film. Roger Ebert really hit the nail on the head. January 2009 can't get here soon enough and we can finally be rid of this corrupt administration!
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  7. AgathaX
    Mar 21, 2008
    10
    I did not want to go see this movie, and in truth I spent substantial amounts of time with my eyes hidden. But everyone needs to see this documentary, for the only thing it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing. It was an exquisite and deeply patriotic movie. A call to action.
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  8. JayH
    Sep 18, 2008
    9
    Bush is such a lying scumbag. How can America allow him to stay in office? How could so many people be so stupid to vote for him? Moving, infuriating documentary, superbly pieced together and well researched. Amazing.
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  9. ERG1008
    Aug 23, 2010
    7
    Documentary about a taxi driver from Afghanistan that was captured by the US, taken prisoner & tortured to his death. With a subject like this it's always going to be a rough ride & this film certainly doesn't shy away from anything making it hard-going at points. At the same time, it's very well put together, powerful & very interesting.
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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    70
    In the end, this passionate indictment of present U.S. policies stirs both sadness and outrage.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jay Weissberg
    70
    Photos and video of torture at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are the most viscerally disturbing elements of Taxi to the Dark Side, but the way soft-spoken soldiers were transformed into beasts with the tacit approval of the higher-ups is just as profoundly chilling.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    It's the equal of "No End in Sight" in its tight focus on the nuts and bolts of incompetence, and it surpasses any recent melodrama in the empathy it evokes for both its victims and--surprisingly--victimizers.
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