The Truth vs. Alex Jones is a 2024 American documentary film, directed and produced by Dan Reed. It follows families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, taking radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to court for spreading lies about the shooting.
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Directed by | Dan Reed |
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Music by | David Schweitzer |
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Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2024, and was released on March 26, 2024, by HBO.
Families of victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting take radio host Alex Jones to court for spreading conspiracies and lies.[2]
Dan Reed received exclusive access to the courtroom of the trial of Alex Jones, after the judge permitted cameras and microphones.[3] Reed attempted to interview Jones for the film, who declined. However, Jones would turn to the cameras and wink or smile, which Reed found strange.[4]
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2024.[5] It was released on HBO and Max on March 26, 2024.[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing: "Sharply edited, sensitively constructed, and expertly crafted. It's a reminder of how to tell this story well in a documentary film instead of dragging it out for the common docuseries trend."[9] Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast wrote: "A scathing portrait of Jones and the vile misinformation he spread about the Sandy Hook tragedy."[10]
Other documentaries that also featured Alex Jones: