SummaryDjango, Sam, Lou and Jay are united in their desire to be heard and to make a difference, for these protesters, this is very personal and the stakes are higher than mere politics. A peaceful demonstration to stop the WTO talks quickly escalates into a full-scale riot and an eventual State of Emergency results. The streets are mayhem, the WTO is p... Read More
Directed By:Stuart Townsend
Written By:Stuart Townsend
Battle in Seattle
Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
41% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
47% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
12% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
91
His (Townsend) staging has a tumult, a multi-POV immediacy that brings to mind Paul Greengrass' "Bloody Sunday."
75
What the film lacks in artistry it makes up for in commitment.
70
While it makes no bones about where its sympathies lie, these fictional stories show a genuine fascination with the role politics plays on both sides of such confrontations and how things can spin out of control with no single person to blame.
50
Near the end of the movie, Django jokes that, after the protests, people may still not know what the WTO is, but "they know it's bad." That's a fair summation of how much insight Battle in Seattle provides for its viewers.
50
Getting an inside view on events is fascinating enough to carry the movie.
50
A drama is only as convincing as its characters. The people awkwardly forced together in Battle in Seattle are rhetorical mouthpieces tied to the sketchy plotlines of a so-so Hollywood ensemble movie.
20
Well-intentioned but as earnest as a college freshman discovering campus politics.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
70% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
13% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Jun 1, 2019
10
An heartfull movie, directed really well and full of rhythm and tension. Loved it.
Production Company:
- Hyde Park Entertainment
- Remstar Films
- Insight Film Studios
- Proud Mary Entertainment
- Grosvenor Park Media
- Redwood Palms Pictures
- Battle In Seattle Productions
- Victoria Filmproduktion
- Aloe Entertainment
- 120dB Films
Release Date:Sep 19, 2008
Duration:1 h 38 m
Rating:R
Tagline:The whole world is watching
Awards
Leo Awards
• 3 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Nomination
