
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history; this documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement - including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco - led to it.... (Full plot summary below)
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The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history; this documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement - including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco - led to it.
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| The New RepublicBrandon HarrisIts cumulative impact surpasses what you would expect from your typical Frontline or American Experience production, and colors in the rest of the white supremacist hierarchy in a terrifying and informative manner. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfYou must see Oklahoma City, if only to know the enemy. They’re not stuck at the airport. |
| Film Journal InternationalChris BarsantiInstead of telling a single feature-length story about one of the worst terrorist attacks in American history, this clear-eyed, "Frontline"-ish documentary sketches out the latticework of paranoia and hate that led up to it. |
| RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoA well-researched and well-made chronicle of one of the darkest days in U.S. history. |
| ColliderAdam ChitwoodAs filmmaker Barak Goodman's expertly crafted documentary presents, the Oklahoma City bombing was the climax of a series of events that invigorated white nationalist sentiment across the country, leading McVeigh to take deadly action. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis chilling documentary about the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 and the events that led up to it is a chilling reminder about the threat of home grown terrorism from militant white supremacists and other anti-government groups. |
| Missoula IndependentMolly LaichMore than just gripping cinema, Oklahoma City is a spooky cautionary tale. |
| Village VoiceBilge EbiriGoodman also doesn’t state overtly why the story of the Oklahoma City bombing is so relevant today. He doesn’t have to. His methodical recounting of the rise of white nationalism and fringe movements reverberates with today’s world, in which racist violence and conspiracist lunacy has been emboldened and brought troublingly into the mainstream. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserIntense docu on terrorist Timothy McVeigh has violence. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanWhat makes Oklahoma City a haunting experience is that the movie, in laying out the road that led to his humanity withering and dying, demonstrates a disquieting continuity between the anti-government wrath of Timothy McVeigh and the fervor of anti-government wreckage that has just been given a new credibility in America. |