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Praise for THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA

ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"CRITIC’S PICK! “Riveting! A straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage. This story changed the world…offers one revelatory interview after another… We have not celebrated Daniel Ellsberg enough. Let’s begin." - David Edelstein, New York Magazine

"Fascinating, must-see documentary ….crams a wealth of material into 90 minutes without losing clarity or momentum." - Ronnie Scheib, Variety

"Gripping, evocative… comprehensively detailed …chilling -- and perversely entertaining."
- Gary Goldstein, The Los Angeles Times

"EXCITING...IMPORTANT...THRILLING! At age 79, Daniel Ellsberg is getting the last guffaw." -Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix

"A thrilling journalistic drama…filmmakers do an astounding job relating how Ellsberg brought the Pentagon Papers -- which laid out in plain language how the Pentagon and White House had been lying to the public about the war -- to light… a brisk and eye-opening approach to recent history." - Chris Barsanti, The Hollywood Reporter

"Detailed, clearly told and persuasive film." - Mike Hale, The New York Times

"A professional job, standing above the crowd of politico documentaries."
-Nick Pinkerton, The Village Voice

"The most exciting thriller I’ve seen in a while… as powerful as anything Hollywood can throw at us." - V.A. Musetto, New York Post

"ESSENTIAL." - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"GRIPPING! Almost seismic drama…A classic whistleblower tale."
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"Outstanding… go see this excellent documentary to get an idea of how powerful dissent can be in times of war." - Louis Proyect, The Unrepentant Marxist

"A fascinating story." - Nathan Rabin, The Onion AV Club

"One man's evolution in the pursuit of principle." - Bill Weber, Slant Magazine