Without an imposed narrative, the story of the campaign unfolds with suspense inducing antagonists, and a natural, highly rewarding arc.

| Nov 19, 2020

The War Room is about the day-to-day grunt work of politicking, in rooms filled with fluorescent lighting and bad coffee and ragged adrenaline energy.

| Nov 10, 2020

The film offers an inside look at a campaign through the eyes of those who lived it with the intimacy that we've come to expect from our campaign documentaries.

| Aug 20, 2020

An eye-opening journey into the lost art of politicking, The War Room is a must-watch for anyone curious about the nuts and bolts of campaigning for office.

| Jun 22, 2020

It's a testament to the supreme skills of Hegedus and Pennebaker that they managed to craft a film that so easily could have gone astray.

| Original Score: A | Dec 28, 2012

It's so intoxicating that sometimes it's easy forget we are, in effect, watching a couple of pitch men selling that year's newest brand of soap.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 1, 2012

Illustrates in often amusing detail how the Clinton team managed to overcome petty hostilities and seize the day -- and the White House.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2012

| Original Score: A- | Sep 7, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 9, 2009

Politics as sporting event run by wonks. Fascinating but repellent in trademark Pennebaker-Hegedus fashion.

| Oct 4, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 12, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 27, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 1, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 22, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 16, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 20, 2003

An invaluable record of Bill Clinton's unlikely rise to the White House.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 4, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 17, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2002

A top documentary; behind the scenes at how a political campaign is run.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 22, 2002