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Battle in Seattle

Critics' Pick

(No longer in theaters)

Rating: R — for language and some violence
Director: Stuart Townsend Cast: Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez
Running Time: 98 minutes
Reader Rating:
9.0 out of 10

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Genre

Action/Adventure, Drama

Producer

Kirk Shaw, Maxime Remillard, Mary Aloe, Stuart Townsend

Distributor

Redwood Palms Pictures

Release Date

Sep 19, 2008

Release Notes

Limited

Official Website

www.battleinseattlemovie.com

Review

Actor Stuart Townsend’s ambitious directorial debut, Battle in Seattle, re-creates the violent WTO protests of 1999 by following the intersecting lives of protesters, cops, and civilians as they flee, riot, and fight. The drama gets heavy-handed at times, but the film is a triumph, thanks to a crack cast including Connie Nielson, stunning as a TV reporter who joins her subjects in protest. — Sara Cardace

Reader Ratings

9.0

"Highly Recommended"
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a extrardinarily important and moving film

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Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

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