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Nobelity

Play trailer Poster for Nobelity 2006,  1h 25m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Nobel Prize winners discuss ways to solve global problems.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Sep 8, 2006
2/4
No offense to Pipkin and his real concerns, but a tougher questioner might have shed more light and heat. Go to Full Review
Stephen Hunter Washington Post Sep 7, 2006
It's about 40 IQ points dumber than the typical public television broadcast. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety May 6, 2006
An amiably sincere and politely thought-provoking docu in which the peripatetic writer-director plays genial talk-show host to various Nobel Prize winners. Go to Full Review
Jette Kernion Cinematical Apr 8, 2007
2/5
It is difficult to sustain an audience's interest with talking heads, and a few of the Nobel Laureates have trouble explaining concepts in terms that are easy to digest during a documentary. Go to Full Review
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com Mar 28, 2006
4/5
If you like to have your brain (and your heart) engaged when you watch films, this is a documentary you don't want to miss and you don't have to be a Nobel Prize winner to see the value of it. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Feb 28, 2006
4.5/5
My advice would be to find a copy of this fantastic documentary, settle down for an 80-minute piece of enlightenment, and then maybe use its lessons to help make the world a better place. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Turk Pipkin

Director

Wangari Maathai

Actor

Turk Pipkin

Actor

Desmond Tutu

Actor

Amartya Sen

Actor

Richard Smalley

Actor

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Nobelity

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Movie Info

Synopsis Nobel Prize winners discuss ways to solve global problems.
Director
Turk Pipkin
Producer
Christy Pipkin
Screenwriter
Turk Pipkin
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 20, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m
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