Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

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  • 1hr 47m
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Release Date:

Dec 7, 2018

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

A documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.

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  • Roger Ailes

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Based on 18 Critics
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Reviews
75
Dec 6, 2018

Divide and Conquer” illustrates the similarities between Ailes and Trump so well that the documentary’s happy ending can’t help but leave behind a queasy aftertaste: Ailes may be dead, but he’s still the most powerful man in the world.

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David Ehrlich
IndieWire
50
Dec 6, 2018

There’s one illuminating segment in Alexis Bloom’s documentary, Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, which might have made a fascinating stand-alone short doc.

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Liam Lacey
Original-Cin
80
Dec 6, 2018

In the piercing and perceptive documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, it’s fascinating, in an outrageous and distressing way, to witness the moment when Ailes transformed the nation’s political landscape virtually overnight.

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Owen Gleiberman
Variety
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