• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 4, 2011
  • Season #: 1
Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip Image
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics What's this?

  • Summary: Director Alexandra Pelosi travels to all 50 states to ask newly naturalized citizens why they wanted to become citizens of the United States.
  • Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Reality, News/Documentary
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    Jul 7, 2011
    80
    This film was one of the most pleasant surprises I've had in a year of screening hundreds of TV productions. In fact, it made my weekend.
  2. Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jul 6, 2011
    80
    Beyond its breakneck speed and miles logged, Citizen U.S.A. couldn't be more easy or straightforward: From tiny ceremonies in county courthouses to massive arena-sized gatherings in big cities, Pelosi presents a surprising collage of that essential moment when people who've immigrated to the United States become official Americans.
  3. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jul 5, 2011
    60
    In the end, Citizen U.S.A. is heartening because it neither doubts nor ennobles those who have come here and decided to stay. Rather, it suggests that like every other citizen, each now has the freedom to succeed or fail.

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