2017
TV-PG
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 14 m

2017
TV-PG
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 14 m

Summary Told solely through archival footage, and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, The Reagan Show captures the pageantry, absurdity, and charisma of a prolific actor’s defining role: Leader of the Free World.

Documentary

Directed By: Sierra Pettengill, Pacho Velez

Written By: Josh Alexander, Francisco Bello, Pacho Velez

2017
TV-PG
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 14 m

2017
TV-PG
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 14 m

The Reagan Show

Name: The Reagan Show
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-30
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Rating: 66
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush, David Gergen

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Sierra Pettengill, Pacho Velez

Written By: Josh Alexander, Francisco Bello, Pacho Velez

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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The A.V. Club

Jun 28, 2017

It’s an approach that works well when the audience enjoys the company of this person who’s become a permanent fixture on their TV. But it’s also one that enrages opposing voters, who can only ever see the maddening fakery.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Vox

Jun 29, 2017

By letting the past speak for itself, The Reagan Show stays both sober and light on its feet.

By Alissa Wilkinson FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Jun 27, 2017

Although this doc is slender, it’s also fascinating, playing into nostalgia and current-day politics in equal measure.

By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Jun 30, 2017

Both Reagan lovers and Reagan haters will find enough in the film to bolster their perspectives. Even more remarkably, it’s almost entirely snark-free.

By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Jun 27, 2017

The documentary is an insightful portrait of the former American president and the world that he shaped.

By Peter Goldberg FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jun 29, 2017

Reagan’s legacy remains a live and contentious issue. His name is still routinely invoked, on the left and the right, with reverence and rage. The Reagan Show helps attach a face to the name, but it doesn’t accomplish much more than that.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Jun 28, 2017

Rather than reveal a showman, The Reagan Show in the end imitates one.

By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jun 30, 2017

Duration 1 h 14 m

Rating TV-PG

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Website https://www.facebook.com/ReaganShowFilm

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Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Tribeca Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Seattle International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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George Bush

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Lyn Nofziger

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Barbara Walters

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Walter Cronkite

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Ted Koppel

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Thomas J. Downey

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Paul Warnke

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Alan Cranston

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Chris Wallace

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Margaret Thatcher

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Donald Regan

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