Four Hours at the Capitol

Name: Four Hours at the Capitol
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 20, 2021
Rating: 72

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HBO | Release Date: October 20, 2021

Summary: A chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.

Director: Jamie Roberts

Genre(s): Documentary

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Oct 14, 2021

This singularly gripping work, timely for obvious reasons, is eloquent testimony to American political life today. Read full review

Stephen Robinson

Oct 15, 2021

After watching Four Hours At The Capitol, the January 6 attack feels more like a horror film, one that ends with the monster still at large. Read full review

The Playlist Christian Gallichio

Oct 20, 2021

Somber, depressing, and ultimately a must-watch, “Four Hours” moves through that fateful day with precise clarity – toggling between the lawmakers and those within the mob as the situation grew increasingly dire. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Jan 21, 2022

The anger of the protesters that day was clear but in this documentary they were a variety of calm, smug and deluded. It was the police and politicians who were the angry ones. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jan 21, 2022

The underlying collective testimony furnished by Four Hours at the Capitol is that the age of Trump has not yet ended – and the true day of reckoning in the United States is still to come. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Oct 21, 2021

The imagery of destruction and assault is powerful on its own terms; it’s in building the story of the participants’ motives and actions that Four Hours at the Capitol falters, making what could have been a definitive document into a deeply flawed one. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 18, 2021

A documentary that doesn’t have the stomach to tell the story of what happened on Jan. 6 explicitly, and to express the real threat to American democracy that that day represents, is of no use to anybody. Read full review

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jjffvv

Oct 24, 2021

More unbiased than it should be. Just shows the facts, mostly that Trump supporters are all demented losers.

3 of 7 users found this helpful34

wjwatt

Oct 26, 2021

This film demonstrates how close our democracy came to total chaos. The fact that only one person was shot is a incredible. A must see.

2 of 5 users found this helpful23

Gdgip

Oct 24, 2021

If you don't want to know then don't look. Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.

1 of 7 users found this helpful16

smallbiz78717

Nov 17, 2021

Should be required viewing for citizens who claim to care about our democracy and electoral process.

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

Datpino

Oct 27, 2021

Propaganda at its extreme. No facts only opinions expressed. Blatant lies portrayed claiming the people broke into the building. Videos have been released (Not shown in this propaganda piece) showing the police letting the people in every single level of security except where Babbitt wasPropaganda at its extreme. No facts only opinions expressed. Blatant lies portrayed claiming the people broke into the building. Videos have been released (Not shown in this propaganda piece) showing the police letting the people in every single level of security except where Babbitt was shot and killed. Videos in this propaganda piece are purposely edited to remove every instance of people asking for peaceful protest (Including Trump). With the endless hours of video being hidden from the public the small portions (Not included in this propaganda piece) revealed to the public demonstrate a peaceful protest. This movie is a pure propaganda piece, which I should have assumed when HBO popped up at the very start. An actual shame this is identified as a documentary.… Expand

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DeplorableDude

Dec 28, 2021

After watching this, I'm stuck on the word insurrection. This was a group of idiot trespassers did not kill anyone, and in fact, one of them was killed. Other video of the trespassers shows them milling about sort of aimlessly. Please add this to the pile of fake news: Russia Collusion,After watching this, I'm stuck on the word insurrection. This was a group of idiot trespassers did not kill anyone, and in fact, one of them was killed. Other video of the trespassers shows them milling about sort of aimlessly. Please add this to the pile of fake news: Russia Collusion, Jussie Smollet, the "successful" withdrawal from Afghanistan, Covington, Charlottesville "good people on both sides" and so forth and so on.… Expand

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Wang_Liquin

Oct 23, 2021

Unabashed and blatantly slanted presentation. You might just say it's flat-out propaganda. It's as bad as that Obama piece they pushed out a while back. And lacking all the subtlety.

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