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Charm City

Play trailer Poster for Charm City 2018,  1h 48m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A portrait of the police, citizens, and government officials left on the front lines in Baltimore.

Critics Reviews

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Leah Pickett Chicago Reader Dec 13, 2018
Filmmaker Marilyn Ness gains extraordinary access to her subjects and apparently their trust. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Oct 18, 2018
Even when the epidemic of violence touches a beloved character, Ness' careful quilting of compassion and action across her years of filming suggests a fight that won't diminish for these citizens. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Oct 16, 2018
The film captures up close the way violence transforms neighborhoods and families with an immediacy that transcends headlines or sensationalism. Go to Full Review
David Zurawik Baltimore Sun Apr 22, 2019
Charm City is not only a superb and moving work of non-fiction filmmaking, it is also one of those socially conscious and totally righteous documentaries with the power to help spur reform. Go to Full Review
Phil Guie Film-Forward.com Mar 25, 2019
5/5
By the end, there's no easy answer for Baltimore's problems. Yet by focusing on real people who are trying to make a difference, Charm City humanizes the city. Go to Full Review
Andrea Thompson Cultured Vultures Feb 28, 2019
10/10
Marilyn Ness, who was a producer for the film Cameraperson, takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, but detached she is not. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Albus R Oct 23, 2018 Saw it in an early screening. Amazing film.
Luke M May 9, 2018 Very few documentaries distill such complex issues as eloquently as CHARM CITY does. It is easily one of the year's best documentaries. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Marilyn Ness

Director

Katy Chevigny

Producer

Marilyn Ness

Producer

Christopher Clements

Executive Producer

Dana DiCarlo

Executive Producer

Julie Goldman

Executive Producer

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Charm City

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Movie Info

Synopsis A portrait of the police, citizens, and government officials left on the front lines in Baltimore.
Director
Marilyn Ness
Producer
Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness
Distributor
PBS Distribution
Production Co
Big Mouth Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.7K
Runtime
1h 48m
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