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  • America the Beautiful
  • Opened August 1, 2008
  • R
    some language and sexual references
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. Read More
  • Questions and interviews explore America's obsession with beauty.
  • Director: Darryl Roberts
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary

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America the Beautiful Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    GO! GO! GO!

    This movie was funny, engaging and thought provoking! Go with your girlfriends, your boyfriends, fathers, husbands and sons. I went to the premiere last night and was blown away at the impact this movie had on me. It is a must see for everyone.

  • Must Go!

    A Must See for All the Beautiful in America!

    by pupsrus

    "America the Beautiful" is an incredible and informative documentary that should be shown to every teenage boy and girl, as well as their parents. Not only is there interesting facts and opinions of people's perception of body image, but it covers the horrible lack of support from our government in the area of cosmetic ingredients. As a make-up wearing woman, I was appauled at the fact that daily, we are using cosmetics which contain ingredients (not put on the label) that can possibly cause harm, if not cancer. The honest and sometimes humorous approach for which this documentary was filmed, makes it perfect for the skeptical ones in your family. I took with me, my 16 year old, beautiful daughter and my somewhat hesitant husband. Both enjoyed the documentary. and in fact, my daugther is taking several of her friends - both male and female - to see it, again, today! She feels that this is a perfect film to be shown to teenage students accross America. ENJOY!

  • Must Go!

    MUST SEE if You are a Woman, Love a Woman or are Raising a Woman

    This movie is a challenging and welcome pleasure that awoke me once again from the trance of delusion into which we women allow ourselves to fall, with much push from our fear and our ure. It was well-made and, unlike many documentaries I have seen, involves the film maker to a welcome degree, allowing us to feel part of his process of exposing the violence we have perpetrated on ourselves in the name of acceptance and beauty, along with the violence we support our ure in perpetrating through the belief that beauty is about y and that y is about value. The movie captured my attention from 'go' and held it through to 'the end'. The movie was informative as well, revealing to me shocking truths about the cosmetics we slather on daily, and our government's disinterest in whether or not they are toxic (juxtaposed to Europe, who does care.) The movie really carries its message most effectively because women throughout it is the subject as it integrates in kids' hearts/minds.

America the Beautiful Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score 40 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Mostly succeeds in unmasking the flaws of fetishizing skin-deep beauty.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    America the Beautiful carries a persuasive message, and is all the more...

  • 60
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Often insightful and more than a little depressing, this is a story that only...

  • 50
    Variety | Ronnie Scheib

    Wide-ranging educational documentary attaches itself to the rise and fall of a...

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