The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Melissa Levine
    90
    Fast-paced, riveting and affecting.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    90
    A superior example of fearless filmmakers in exactly the right place at the right time.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    90
    An extraordinary piece of electronic history. And a riveting movie
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    90
    Gets viewers inside these tense, emotional and occasionally terrifying events with immediacy and, given the confusion of the time, remarkable clarity.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    89
    As riveting as a documentary can possibly be, this slim (74-minute) film is also one of the most politically aware films of the year.
  6. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    A remarkable documentary by two Irish filmmakers that is playing in theaters on its way to HBO. It is remarkable because the filmmakers, Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain, had access to virtually everything that happened within the palace during the entire episode.
  7. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    88
    More effort could have been made to fully flesh out the international perspective on this "people's president," but as a play-by-play look at a modern coup, it's an amazing, insightful film.
  8. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    88
    While Bartley and O'Briain flat-out lucked out with this felicitous endeavor, their fearlessness, unobtrusive narration, and lack of Michael Moore man-and-microphone pandering is to be saluted.

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User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 13 out of 32
  1. HeinerF.
    10
    Excellent, all there is to say.
  2. AliciaP.
    10
    Viva los callados! Unlike Tony and Rafael, 80% of Venezuela's poor population can't speak english nor have internet access to participate in this film review turned-into-political discussion. This documantary is not only showing the side the main media never showed, but it also shows the human side of protagonists in both sides. Not to mention that it's filming, production and editing makes a very entertaining, good paced piece. I lve in venezuela and unlike my ignorant compatriotas, I have been IN the barrios (not just near them) and for the first time something IS happening in people's life, for the first time they are begining to have dreams and there light in their eyes -not to mention food on the table thanks to Mision Mercal, Doctors nearby thanks to Mision Barrio Adentro, etc.… Full Review »
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