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  • 2021
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2021
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Ten miles from the Mexican border, students at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas, are enrolling in law enforcement classes and joining a unique after-school activity: the criminal justice club. Through mock-ups of drug raids and active-shooter takedowns, they inch closer to their desired careers in Border Patrol, policing, and custom...

  • 2021
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2021
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m

At the Ready

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Ten miles from the Mexican border, students at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas, are enrolling in law enforcement classes and joining a unique after-school activity: the criminal justice club. Through mock-ups of drug raids and active-shooter takedowns, they inch closer to their desired careers in Border Patrol, policing, and custom...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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91
Oct 14, 2021
Watching At the Ready, a rich piece of journalism as well as an expertly assembled documentary, you think you’re watching what could have a riveting feature story in print. Instead, it’s a Pulitzer-worthy cover story in cinematic form.
By Christian Blauvelt FULL REVIEW
88
Oct 25, 2021
Crow’s camera captures the nuance of what these teens face and how law enforcement instructors and recruiters sell children on the idea of following in their footsteps.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 14, 2021
An unsettling, often tender and thoroughly well-timed film.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 14, 2021
Crow and her crew accurately capture everyone’s emotions throughout and refuse to pull any punches along the way. At the Ready is honest, even in the moments when it becomes frustrating.
By Kyle Bain FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 14, 2021
The film isn’t without hope, but it lifts the lid of an ugly truth and asks the tough questions needed.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 14, 2021
The documentary isn’t as thorough or enlightening on border issues as something like Netflix’s Immigration Nation, but the young heroes make At the Ready a good vehicle through which many viewers will be able to process their own preconceptions and opinions.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
58
Jun 14, 2021
What we get is a lot of good material presented in a rather straightforward manner.
By Orla Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Anonymous Content, Concordia Studio, Ford Foundation - Just Films, XTR
Release Date Oct 22, 2021
Duration 1 h 36 m
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Atlanta Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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