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The Looming Tower

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The Looming Tower

While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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00:42 / 02:03:18

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp, Louis Cancelmi, Virginia Kull, Ella Rae Peck, Sullivan Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard

Alex Gibney, John Dahl, Ali Selim, Craig Zisk, Michael Slovis

Rating

86.0/100 · 308 · Rating · JustWatch

Visually strong, even if the story does not always explore its best ideas fully.

The Looming Tower has the kind of atmosphere that stays with you after the credits.

The finale is effective, but the path toward it occasionally feels uneven.

The story builds patiently and rewards the attention it asks from the viewer.

The visual choices give The Looming Tower a distinctive rhythm and texture.

An absorbing watch that knows when to slow down and when to surprise.

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