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A Statement

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Set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of CO2 emissions on the climate. The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress -- write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.

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Marshall Shaffer Slant Magazine Oct 8, 2026
2.5/4
A Statement is nothing if not a tribute to the messy business of living up to the motto on America’s seal: out of many, one. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Observer Oct 8, 2026
4/4
Funny and terrifying in equal measure, Tom McCarthy’s A Statement is a work of recent history rendered urgently, re-creating a multidisciplinary policy meeting on climate change in October of 1980. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Oct 6, 2026
A Statement, for all its well-founded despair, also manages to be an extremely entertaining movie. Go to Full Review Belen Edwards Mashable Oct 20, 2026
McCarthy weaves an effective tale of human communication and the struggles of trying to reach consensus. Still, given its subject matter, you can’t help but wish A Statement was just a tad angrier. Go to Full Review Olga Artemyeva ScreenAnarchy Oct 16, 2026
Good news: A Statement is a film that is aware of its limitations, and its authors are consistently making interesting cinematic choices to overcome them. Go to Full Review Paula Farmer culturevulture.net Oct 15, 2026
The performances for “A Statement” are subtle and stellar, yet by design, no one performer or performance stand out. It is ensemble acting at its best. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom McCarthy

Director

Paul Rudd

Actor

Evan Peters

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Amy Ryan

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Paul Giamatti

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John Turturro

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of CO2 emissions on the climate. The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress -- write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.
Director
Tom McCarthy
Producer
Mary Aloe, Jonathan King, David Levine, Tom McCarthy, Jonathan Schwartz, Nick Shumaker, Bard Dorros, James Whitaker
Screenwriter
Tom McCarthy, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
Production Co
Anonymous Content, Slow Pony, Aloe Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics
Genre
Drama, History, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 44m
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