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  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a devastating firestorm engulfed the picturesque city of Paradise, California. By the time the Camp Fire was extinguished, it had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 residents and destroyed 95% of local structures. It was the deadliest U.S. fire in 100 years — and the worst ever in California’s history. Reb...

Directed By: Ron Howard

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

Rebuilding Paradise

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a devastating firestorm engulfed the picturesque city of Paradise, California. By the time the Camp Fire was extinguished, it had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 residents and destroyed 95% of local structures. It was the deadliest U.S. fire in 100 years — and the worst ever in California’s history. Reb...

Directed By: Ron Howard

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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27% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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27% Mixed
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88
Jul 31, 2020
It’s frequently gripping and finally very moving. The director’s innate decency and forthright sense of craft does justice to a painful subject — one with unexpected connections to the 2020 pandemic moment.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 30, 2020
It brings into focus not just the painful losses of loved ones and homes, but the sheer daunting scale of logistical planning, fundraising and negotiation with bureaucracies needed to rebuild the community.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 31, 2020
The result, a National Geographic production, is a gripping and moving story, even though it never quite lives up to its opening section, which is directed by Howard and edited (by M. Watanabe Milmore and Gladys Murphy) with such elegance and visceral power that it might be the most impressive piece of storytelling Howard has ever been associated with.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 31, 2020
Being fortunate enough to survive a catastrophic event doesn’t necessarily protect you from future heartbreak. Rebuilding Paradise recognizes that, though it also offers some cautious optimism. This is a movie about how life goes on, in defiance of whatever may have been burned away.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 30, 2020
Though it might seem generic in some respects, Rebuilding Paradise resonates with the moment.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 30, 2020
Rebuilding Paradise is a movie that shows us a great deal without necessarily exploring what it shows.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 30, 2020
An occasionally powerful, yet occasionally frustrating documentary.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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29% Negative
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Production Company Imagine Documentaries, Imagine Entertainment, National Geographic Films
Release Date Jul 31, 2020
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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