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Sep 12, 2009

1h 22m

★ 7.2

Overview

From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Library Films

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Himself

Michael Ruppert

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6.5

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9.0

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7.0

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6.9

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8.2

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8.0

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7.5

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6.3

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7.5

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No overview available.

7.1

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8.0

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No overview available.

7.5

Tokyo Phoenix

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5.6

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2.3

The Interview

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6.9

Lola

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8.0

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No overview available.

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No overview available.

8.0

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