Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge of the Electric Car

Directed by Chris Paine

201190 min7.2 / 10

An optimistic documentary about the technological and industrial race to resurrect electric vehicles as viable consumer products, grounded in environmental and economic stakes.

A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.

Questions people ask

  • Is Revenge of the Electric Car violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Revenge of the Electric Car end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Revenge of the Electric Car scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Revenge of the Electric Car sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Revenge of the Electric Car easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

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.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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