Hearts and Minds (1975)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:28
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: A powerful, unflinching exploration of the Vietnam War, with first-person stories from both sides of the conflict, Hearts and Minds still hits the mark decades after its release.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A landmark in documentary feature films, this Academy Award-winning documentary is an insightful critique of the US's cataclysmic involvement in Vietnam. The film exposes the duplicitous nature of... [More]
Starring: Clark Clifford, George Coker, Daniel Ellsberg, J.W. Fulbright
Director: Peter Davis
Reviews for Hearts and Minds
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 9/10 |
The urgency of Hearts and Minds, its anger and its articulation, its insistence that effects of war be visible, and its cogent analysis of connections among politics, media, and the military, all seem apt lessons for today. Full Review |
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Davis’ visual argument overwhelms rationality.This was the beginning of Red/Blue antagonism -- turning benighted patriotism against an opponent’s humanity. Full Review |
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5/5 |
It's Michael Moore's favorite documentary. See it anyway. Full Review |
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The definitive Vietnam War documentary and arguably the greatest political documentary ever made. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Quite simply, one of the greatest non-fiction films ever made. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Hearts and Minds is an essay told in a voice of thinly controlled moral outrage, which sometimes dribbles over into seething hate. Full Review |
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Not only the definitive American documentary about the war in Vietnam but a landmark political action. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A definitive anti-war documentary which won an Academy Award in 1974 and has been restored for release in theaters. Full Review |
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Ahead of the pack, filmmaker Peter Davis illustrates the human toll on 'victor' and 'vanquished.' Full Review |
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8/10 |
Even after three and a half decades this film still will be controversial and still has a real impact. Full Review |
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If you were ultimately disappointed by the agitprop entertainment of Fahrenheit 9/11, then check out its older, wiser brother to see how a real documentary is made. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Still shocking, still powerful, still prudent. What is it they say about the more things change? Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Hearts and Minds is a tough film but it is no mere rehash of sad events. It is always aware of the primacy of man when man's given even half a chance. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Se na época de seu lançamento este importante filme serviu como denúncia das atrocidades norte-americanas no Vietnã, hoje funciona como triste constatação de que nada mudou.
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10/10 |
It is a carefully structured yet highly emotional argument against the war in Vietnam. Full Review |
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A reminder of how the best documentaries can resonate years after their release. Full Review |
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