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  • 2011
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary A passionate and personal tale that honors the extraordinary power of ordinary Americans who fight for what they believe in, The Last Mountain shines a light on America’s energy needs and how those needs are being supplied. It is a fight for our future that affects us all. (DADA Films)

Directed By: Bill Haney

Written By: Peter Rhodes, Bill Haney

  • 2011
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 35 m

The Last Mountain

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary A passionate and personal tale that honors the extraordinary power of ordinary Americans who fight for what they believe in, The Last Mountain shines a light on America’s energy needs and how those needs are being supplied. It is a fight for our future that affects us all. (DADA Films)

Directed By: Bill Haney

Written By: Peter Rhodes, Bill Haney

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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11 Reviews
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6% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
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6% Negative
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90
Jun 2, 2011
If Mr. Haney sometimes struggles to find focus, he has no trouble locating heroes, including the doggedly energetic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a slew of stalwart locals and fearless outsiders. And the black heart of coal country - and, as the film shows, our national energy debate - has never seemed so in need of white knights.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
May 29, 2011
It's by the book advocacy docmaking at its best.
By Steve Ramos FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 14, 2011
A compelling examination of a complex topic.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
67
Jun 8, 2011
The movie's power is undercut by the overemphasized presence of celebrity traveling environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
60
May 31, 2011
The director's righteous anger is less restrained than his conventional vérité aesthetics and less off-putting than his one-sided approach to the issues at hand - an advocacy for alternative wind-turbine energy is suspiciously sketchy - yet he smartly allows coal-exploiting bigwigs plenty of screen time to properly hang themselves.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 23, 2011
This forceful expose shows how area residents are fighting to keep their beloved Coal Mountain pristine, but filmmaker Bill Haney allots too much screen time to environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and barely any to the urban consumers in distant states whose thirst for cheap electric power is part of the problem.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 3, 2011
Appalachian mountains get blown up to extract coal in the documentary The Last Mountain, a film in which activists are at least as hot as the TNT.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Massachusetts Documentary Productions, Uncommon Productions
Release Date Jun 3, 2011
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating PG
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Tagline A fight for our future.
Website https://www.facebook.com/thelastmountainmovie
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Awards

International Documentary Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Little Rock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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