Bikes vs Cars

Name: Bikes vs Cars
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 4, 2015
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 68

2015

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: December 4, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: The bicycle, an amazing tool for change. Activists and cities all over the world are moving towards a new system. But will the economic powers allow it?

Director: Fredrik Gertten

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Andy Webster

Dec 3, 2015

Breezy, intelligent, diffuse but uncluttered, Fredrik Gertten’s documentary Bikes vs Cars could be called a tale of congestion-plagued cities. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Dec 3, 2015

Although the film qualifies as an advocacy documentary, director Fredrik Gertten has put in the time to capture how these cities' unique scenarios unfold to mount a compelling case against the powerful automotive, oil and construction lobbies. Read full review

Meave Gallagher

Dec 1, 2015

It's not that anyone is opposed to bikes; they're opposed to anything that might threaten the profits of car manufacturers and oil companies. Read full review

Wes Greene

Dec 1, 2015

Director Fredrik Gertten's Bikes vs. Cars is passionate but contradictory, a frustrating combination for a documentary that utilizes admittedly interesting data as a pitch to wean our car-crazed world off excessive driving. Read full review

Kate Taylor

Dec 1, 2015

There are unresolved questions and puzzling detours along the way, but Bikes vs Cars does show that cars, millions and millions of stationary cars, may yet prove the bike’s best friend. Read full review

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