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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Play trailer Poster for Downfall: The Case Against Boeing PG-13,  2022,  1h 29m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost.
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

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With impressive clarity, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing reveals corporate corruption that's enraging in its callousness and frightening in its scope.

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Sasha Frere-Jones Observer Mar 22, 2022
3.5/4
It’s not just that it seems to be legal to murder people for profit—there’s also no particular social stigma in being a murderer if you sit a few floors up from the workers. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Feb 28, 2022
3/5
The format is sometimes ploddy (talking head, clip, graph, talking head, clip, diagram) but the cumulative effect is powerful enough to suggest a new mantra: “If it is Boeing, I ain’t going!” Go to Full Review
Alissa Wilkinson Vox Feb 23, 2022
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing is an exceptionally strong expose, one with a clear thesis, a powerful, direct argument to make, and implications that extend far beyond just Boeing. Go to Full Review
Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film Aug 9, 2024
4/5
The admirable aspect of Downfall is that it puts a human face on the two airplane disasters. Go to Full Review
Greg Carlson Vague Visages May 9, 2023
Downfall accomplishes Kennedy’s principal goal: it shines a bright light into a dark place. Go to Full Review
Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ Dec 22, 2022
Another of Kennedy's true-life documentaries, this is equally sturdy, factual and engrossing. Go to Full Review
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Rory Kennedy

Director

Mark Bailey

Writer

Keven McAlester

Writer

Mark Bailey

Producer

Sara Bernstein

Producer

Brian Grazer

Producer

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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

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Synopsis An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost.
Director
Rory Kennedy
Producer
Mark Bailey, Sara Bernstein, Brian Grazer, Rory Kennedy, Keven McAlester, Amanda Rohlke, Justin Wilkes, Ron Howard
Screenwriter
Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester, Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Moxie Films LLC, Moxie, Imagine Documentaries
Rating
PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2022
Runtime
1h 29m
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