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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary A sweeping, insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their final year as they set out to define their legacy, promote diplomacy - and react to the unexpected rise of Donald Trump. Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House, the State Department, and the machinery of American power.

Directed By: Greg Barker

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 29 m

The Final Year

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary A sweeping, insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their final year as they set out to define their legacy, promote diplomacy - and react to the unexpected rise of Donald Trump. Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House, the State Department, and the machinery of American power.

Directed By: Greg Barker

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
67
68% Positive
21 Reviews
32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
21 Reviews
32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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88
Jan 18, 2018
In the end, The Final Year can offer only the perspective of time and history as a consolation.
By John Hartl FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 20, 2018
[Barker's] film only tries to let us understand the constant and harsh pressures that people in such high positions of power go through daily, and that it does well enough.
By Oktay Ege Kozak FULL REVIEW

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33% Negative
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56% Positive
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11% Mixed
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33% Negative
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75
Jan 18, 2018
What chills most about The Final Year is how unprepared Team Obama was for the victory of Trump and the ease with which many of its hard-won policies could be unraveled. Was it blindness, hubris or a combination of both?
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 19, 2018
The movie is barely an hour and a half but feels dense, and exhausting, as Barker skips among three protagonists who are up against a ticking clock.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 18, 2018
Despite being near the action, we don’t feel particularly close to it. Still, we get to see the wheels turning, and it’s hard not to get wrapped up in some of the backstage moments.
By Jocelyn Noveck FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 18, 2018
The shadow of subsequent events looms oppressively large, but Greg Barker’s film still speaks eloquently for diplomacy and selfless public service.
By Neil Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 9, 2017
The Final Year clings to a precooked thesis about the Obama Doctrine that misses the behind-the-scenes drama and candor of superior political documentaries like “The War Room” or “Weiner.”
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Motto Pictures, Passion Pictures, Prettybird
Release Date Jan 19, 2018
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline The Clock is Ticking
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Nomination

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