McVeigh (film)
2024 American film
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McVeigh is a 2024 American drama film co-written by Mike Ott and Alex Gioulakis, and directed by Ott. It is based on the true story of domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. McVeigh is played by Alfie Allen. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024.[1] It was released on digital platforms and in theaters on March 21, 2025.[2]
Mike Ott
Nicolaas Bertelsen
Joe Pirro
Shaum S. Sengupta
Monte Zajicek
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 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Mike Ott |
| Written by | Alex Gioulakis Mike Ott |
| Produced by | Miles Alva Nicolaas Bertelsen Joe Pirro Shaum S. Sengupta Monte Zajicek |
| Starring | Alfie Allen Brett Gelman Ashley Benson |
| Cinematography | Daniel Vignal |
| Edited by | Dagmawi Abebe |
| Music by | Adam Weiss |
Production companies | CinemaWerks Rouge Wave Pictures Symbolic Exchange |
| Distributed by | Decal |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Alfie Allen as Timothy McVeigh
- Brett Gelman as Terry Nichols
- Ashley Benson as Cindy
- Anthony Carrigan as Frédéric
- Tracy Letts as Richard Snell
- Isolda Dychauk as Jen
- Karen Suriano as Marife
- Courtney Warner as Karen
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.[3]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "[T]he time is more than right for a movie like McVeigh, which records how its subject's descent into terrorism was propelled by the ideas of the new right-wing zealotry."[4] Damon Wise of Deadline wrote, "Ott carefully keeps us at arm's length from his subject at all times, and his direction makes that clear from the outset. When we're not following McVeigh, played with impressive, surly opacity by Britain's Alfie Allen, we're observing him, almost like wildlife and usually in his car. Ott uses master shots, or medium close-ups, then slowly closes in, but we never get too close."[5]
