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2017 · documentary · political

Get Me Roger Stone

Directed by Daniel DiMauro, Morgan Pehme, Dylan Bank1h 40m2017
ElsewhereIMDb7.38kRT88%Metacritic75
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • bleak
  • cold
Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, measured documentary / political, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.

Our read · Get Me Roger Stone (2017) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded documentary · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a slick tour of dirty tricks, Nixon tattoos, and Trump-era operatives.

ends unsettlingit stays with yousteady all the waygrips by minute 8attention 4/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightYou are done with Trump-adjacent political documentaries for the month.

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DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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