The Brainwashing of My Dad

2015

Action / Documentary

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 78% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1645 1.6K

propaganda brainwashing

Plot summary

A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the foundation of their family. She discovers this political phenomenon recurring in living rooms everywhere, and reveals the consequences conservative media has had on families and a nation.

Director

Jen Senko Photo
Jen Senko

Top cast

Edward S. Herman Photo
Edward S. Herman as Self
Bill Maher Photo
Bill Maher as Self
Matthew Modine Photo
Matthew Modine as Narrator
Rush Limbaugh Photo
Rush Limbaugh as Self
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
821.78 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 6
1.65 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wesdoughty 8 / 10

This documentary hurt

This hits close to home. I have a Uncle who used to epitomize what a good Christian, father and gentle human being. So gentle and highly intelligent. I wanted him to be my father.That all changed when he began listening to right wing radio and Fox News. He turned into this mean, judgemental sad image of a human being. He had to inject his opinions every chance he had and in a hateful way. It was so depressing, I hoped it was a phase. It wasn't. His hateful comments on my social media posts were too much. I sent him an email basically asking him what happened to the man I used to take comfort being around? He merely responded with right wing hatefulness and couldn't even acknowledge what I was asking.Anyway, if you deal with friends or family that suddenly took this hateful path, this documentary is for you. It made me sad but also feel I wasn't alone.
Reviewed by Gjdangelo 8 / 10

Great documentary

Excellent depiction of how negative news and propaganda from certain networks( fox in this instance) can have a huge impact on the disposition of people that constantly watch these networks. The constant stream of negative and nonsense news that is produced by fox in particular Create anger and divisiveness in our society. These networks pray on uninformed elderly people especially, and provide them with a dystopian view of the world.
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