Taxi To The Dark Side Reviews

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"Taxi to the Darkside," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. A stunning inquiry into the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002, the film is a fastidiously assembled, uncommonly well-.. Read more

Director	Alex Gibney
Genres	Documentary

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Critics' reviews (4) of Taxi To The Dark Side
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Powerful. One of the really pivotal indispensible documentaries of this decade. It will stand as an important historical record
- The New York Times
- Posted 07 Feb 2008
December 2002. An innocent Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar was taken to the US base at Bagram on suspicion of... read more on Time Out
- Trevor Johnston,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Profoundly chilling
- Variety
- Posted 07 Feb 2008
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

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Chilling from beginning to End

Brilliant thought provoking film. I felt sorry for so many in this film and at the end was not sure who to blame but I have given it some thought and I blame ... more

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- - Minny from London
  - Posted 10 Jul 2008 09:45
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Powerful and thought provoking - everyone should watch it

Anyone who is going to rent this film is already asking questions of Americas 'War on Terror' which is a shame because everyone should really watch this... more

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- - A customer from Whitstable
  - Posted 16 Aug 2008 22:23
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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'Taxi To The Dark Side'

Don't waste you time watching this. As a documentry it's bad. As a film one of the worse i've ever seen.

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- - Micknett from Chorley
  - Posted 15 May 2009 17:37
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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Anti-terrorism

This is a rather harrowing story of how an innocent terrrorist suspect was treated and the horrific torture of those under interrrogation. It is very disturbing... more

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- - Mal from Gloucester
  - Posted 05 Aug 2008 12:04
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Powerful and thought provoking - everyone should watch it

Anyone who is going to rent this film is already asking questions of Americas 'War on Terror' which is a shame because everyone should really watch this... more

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- - A customer from Whitstable
  - Posted 16 Aug 2008 22:23

13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Chilling from beginning to End

Brilliant thought provoking film. I felt sorry for so many in this film and at the end was not sure who to blame but I have given it some thought and I blame ... more

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- - Minny from London
  - Posted 10 Jul 2008 09:45
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Powerful and thought provoking - everyone should watch it

Anyone who is going to rent this film is already asking questions of Americas 'War on Terror' which is a shame because everyone should really watch this... more

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- - A customer from Whitstable
  - Posted 16 Aug 2008 22:23
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

'Taxi To The Dark Side'

Don't waste you time watching this. As a documentry it's bad. As a film one of the worse i've ever seen.

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- - Micknett from Chorley
  - Posted 15 May 2009 17:37
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) - Alex Gibney

Disturbing and extremely intelligently produced documentary on the use of torturous, inhumane, immoral and sometimes plain homicidal actions on 'terror ... more

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- - A customer from Rochester
  - Posted 10 Sep 2008 19:10
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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Anti-terrorism

This is a rather harrowing story of how an innocent terrrorist suspect was treated and the horrific torture of those under interrrogation. It is very disturbing... more

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- - Mal from Gloucester
  - Posted 05 Aug 2008 12:04
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Dull

I normally like documentaries like this. Sorry, but I found this rather dull and hard to watch. They seemed to focus only on the people who had been accused of ... more

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- - A customer from Oxford
  - Posted 27 Sep 2008 13:28
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

must see film

I had to watch taxi to the dark side twice,it is truly a brilliant film.

first to see how one mans nightmare in the context of Iraq war.

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 23 Aug 2008 13:00
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Taxi to the Dark Side

This is an interesting and informative film, candid interviews with former US soldiers offers an insight into the way they treat prisoners and extract ... more

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- - A customer from St. Albans
  - Posted 09 Oct 2008 10:48
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taxi to the dark side

This is the best DVD I have rented so far, based upon true stories and fact, this shows you the true extent of torture being carried out by the US troops in ... more

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- - simes from near Gloucester
  - Posted 01 Sep 2008 16:32
Stunning Doco

For any of you saw the 'Enron' documentary then this is a must see as its the same filmaker and again he's got his subject material down to its core... more

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- - steadichris from London
  - Posted 06 Oct 2008 18:12

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Critics' reviews (4)
Powerful. One of the really pivotal indispensible documentaries of this decade. It will stand as an important historical record
- The New York Times
- Posted 07 Feb 2008
December 2002. An innocent Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar was taken to the US base at Bagram on suspicion of... read more on Time Out
- Trevor Johnston,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Profoundly chilling
- Variety
- Posted 07 Feb 2008
A necessary film
- Marie Claire
- Posted 07 Feb 2008

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  "Taxi to the Darkside," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. A stunning inquiry into the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002, the film is a ...