
A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.
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| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis enthralling film, based on the book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, is as fascinating as it is horrifying. |
| Seattle WeeklyBrian MillerBased on the 2010 book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, the film lays out a convincing, follow-the-money trail from the tobacco industry's postwar efforts to prevent (or forestall) government regulation to a profitable lobbying specialty today. |
| OregonianMarc MohanMerchants of Doubt is an important film. It's a riveting film, a necessary film, one that every American should see. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMerchants of Doubt shouldn't be a hard sell. The fact that it is should make you very mad. |
| Chicago Daily HeraldDann GireSmart, well-researched and shocking in its revelations. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThere’s a reason folks like Singer and Morano are able to affect public policy with specious data, and it’s because they’re good at playing characters and cracking self-deprecating jokes and generally being interesting on camera, and real climate scientists aren’t. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThis material might be familiar to Frontline viewers and magazine readers, but Kenner's telling of the stories proves independently dramatic. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisWhen (and before) the end credits roll, you will probably feel a sense of outrage — and helplessness. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayWhen Merchants of Doubt isn’t making you mad, it makes you very simply, and overwhelmingly, sad. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneAnders WrightThe people who need to see it probably won't, and it's hard not to come away from it feeling somewhat defeated. |