Metacritic Film

Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

Starring John Hurt, Ramsey Clark, and Norman Schwarzkopf

MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Free-Will Productions
Documentary
64 minutes | Color
USA
Released In Theaters April 20, 2001

This video documentary examines various aspects the Persian Gulf conflict.

DIRECTED BY
Gerard Ungerman
Audrey Brohy

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

47 / 100

Critic Reviews

75 Christian Science Monitor
Worth viewing by anyone concerned about world events.
75 San Francisco Chronicle
Damning.
60 The New York Times
Emerges as an uncommonly sober, well-researched film of its type.
60 TV Guide
It's a conspiracy theory worthy of "The X-Files."
58 Portland Oregonian
No matter your opinion on where we're headed, this film will give you some crucial information about where we've been.
50 New York Daily News
Here’s a double-scoop for conspiracy theorists.
50 Village Voice
Pegged to the 10th anniversary of the Gulf War victory celebration, a fiesta that lasted nearly three times longer than the fighting itself.
50 Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
Hidden Wars is less dependent on talking heads than "Plan Colombia" and has the advantage of distance from some of the key events.
25 New York Post
This crude, deeply dishonest documentary does no such thing. David Russell's fictional "Three Kings" does a much better job.
20 Washington Post
Allegations of governmental double-talk and cover-ups are, unfortunately, boooring.

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