Knock Down the House
Four determined women challenge entrenched political power by transforming personal loss and community anger into grassroots congressional campaigns.
Overview
A powerful look at grassroots movements that changed the political landscape in America.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- galvanizing
- urgent
- inspirational
- civic engagement viewing
- political documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary galvanizing, engrossing, and stirring, praising its intimate campaign access and clear storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film intercuts the 2018 congressional campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearengin, and Amy Vilela.
Each candidate mounts a grassroots campaign against a powerful incumbent while drawing on personal hardship and community activism.
The central quartet consists of women building campaigns around healthcare, racial justice, labor, and environmental concerns.
Campaign offices, canvassing, protests, and personal conversations are presented through intimate observational camerawork and straightforward graphics.
Films like Knock Down the House, and why
Bringing Down the House
grassroots political organizing, female leadership, and an urgent observational documentary approach
The War Room
campaign strategy, institutional power, and intimate access to American electoral politics
13th
progressive politics, social justice activism, and galvanizing documentary storytelling
Knock Down the House
female political agency, election campaigning, and contemporary American civic engagement
Movie Details
- Director
- Rachel Lears
- Release Date
- 2019-01-27
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (185)
Cast
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Cori Bush
- Paula Jean Swearingen
- Amy Vilela
- Joe Crowley
- Ilhan Omar
- Joe Manchin III
- Nancy Pelosi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Knock Down the House about?
- Four determined women challenge entrenched political power by transforming personal loss and community anger into grassroots congressional campaigns.
- What is Knock Down the House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Knock Down the House as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Knock Down the House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Knock Down the House as mild.
- What did critics think of Knock Down the House?
- Critics broadly found the documentary galvanizing, engrossing, and stirring, praising its intimate campaign access and clear storytelling.
- Which films are like Knock Down the House?
- Films with a similar feel include Bringing Down the House, The War Room, 13th, and Knock Down the House.
- How long is Knock Down the House?
- Knock Down the House runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Knock Down the House?
- In United States, Knock Down the House streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
