Death of a Nation

Death of a Nation

Can we save America a second time?

Directed by Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley

Produced by D'Souza Media

2018108 min4.2 / 10

A polemical documentary that draws inflammatory historical parallels to argue that contemporary political opposition represents an existential threat to the nation.

Parallels are drawn between Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept the result of a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. They smeared him. They went to war to defeat him. In the end, they assassinated him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Death of a Nation easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Death of a Nation scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Death of a Nation sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Death of a Nation violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Death of a Nation end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

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Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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