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  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary In a film that exposes the incompetence and corruption at the heart of the United Nations, filmmaker Ami Horowitz exposes how an organization created to ennoble mankind actually enables chaos and global discord. As disturbing as the picture painted by U.N. Me may be, Horowitz manages to keep us laughing throughout the film. (Disruptive P...

Directed By: Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz

Written By: Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 30 m

U.N. Me

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Summary In a film that exposes the incompetence and corruption at the heart of the United Nations, filmmaker Ami Horowitz exposes how an organization created to ennoble mankind actually enables chaos and global discord. As disturbing as the picture painted by U.N. Me may be, Horowitz manages to keep us laughing throughout the film. (Disruptive P...

Directed By: Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz

Written By: Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
46
18% Positive
2 Reviews
73% Mixed
8 Reviews
9% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
46
18% Positive
2 Reviews
73% Mixed
8 Reviews
9% Negative
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63
May 31, 2012
If it weren't so shocking, it would be a lot funnier.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
60
May 31, 2012
The result is far from evenhanded, but capable of raising important questions.
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60
May 31, 2012
Not much here is new, but condensing it all into one zippy documentary makes for an ugly portrait.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 2, 2012
Covering a lot of ground in colorful, pacey fashion, the documentary is nonetheless somewhat compromised itself by co-director Ami Horowitz's insistence on playing the Michael Moore/Morgan Spurlock role of onscreen provocateur.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
May 31, 2012
A damning account of institutional dysfunction whose ability to stoke indignation is undercut by its filmmakers' misguided comic antics.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
May 29, 2012
Unfortunately, mocking jibes and cutaways to Team America and Wonder Woman (among other movies and TV shows) establish a jokey attitude that weakens the overall case.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
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Jun 1, 2012
What truly makes U.N. Me repulsive is its crassness.
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Production Company Disruptive Pictures, Moving Picture Institute
Release Date Jun 1, 2012
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Is the world's solution part of the problem?
Website http://www.unmemovie.com/
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Awards

New Hampshire Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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