Oklahoma City
2017 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 6.9 · 86% critics
This documentary examines the 1995 Oklahoma City federal building bombing and the events that preceded it. It traces how escalating clashes between citizens and federal law enforcement, including high-profile standoffs, helped create the conditions for a devastating act of domestic terrorism.
Also known as American Experience: Oklahoma City
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Watch free on Kanopy — also streaming on PBS Documentaries.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-01-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (69 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, fact-focused look at how tensions and confrontations can escalate into tragedy; Not for you if you avoid distressing true-crime topics or political conflict, like in Dirty Wars.
Pros: gripping real-world context; clear historical throughline; thought-provoking questions | Cons: heavy subject matter; disturbing violence references; emotionally intense viewing
Themes
- oklahoma city bombing
- terrorism
- bombing
- aryanism
- american experience
- domestic terrorism
- ruby ridge
- crime
- waco siege
Cast & crew
Bob Ricks
as Self - FBI Special Agent in Charge
- JF
Jerry Flowers
as Self - Police Inspector
- JR
Jennifer Rodgers
as Self - Police Officer
- JB
Janet Beck
as Self - Social Security Administration
- HG
Helena Garrett
as Self - Mother
- CD
Claudia Denny
as Self - Mother
- JD
Jim Denny
as Self - Father
- JH
Jon Hersley
as Self - FBI Agent
- JW
Jess Walter
as Self - Writer
- LZ
Leonard Zeskind
as Self - Writer
Directed by Barak Goodman