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Documentary, Crime  •  2025  •  85 min  •  Adults (18+)

Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror (2025)

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Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror (2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

True crime documentary examining the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. Directed by Greg Tillman for Netflix, it features interviews with survivors, investigators, and journalists including Tom Brokaw, alongside recreations with Max Bennett as an FBI agent and Danny Brugmann in supporting roles. Released to mark the 30th anniversary of the event.

Starring Cast

Max Bennett  •   Tom Brokaw  •   Danny Brugmann

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The documentary presents a balanced examination of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing as an act of far-right domestic terrorism, underscoring the swift capture of perpetrators by authorities and communal recovery efforts without advancing a partisan agenda.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

Visible diversity appears in depictions of citizens, officials, and media figures, while key historical roles follow traditional ethnic casting. White male extremists drive the narrative as unremorseful antagonists, their actions rooted in anti-government ideology influenced by supremacist texts.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The documentary depicts families mainly through the lens of tragedy, focusing on the profound losses experienced by parents, especially mothers, whose children were killed in the daycare center during the bombing. This portrayal emphasizes devastation and community support without endorsing or questioning specific family norms or structures.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: Low

The documentary depicts the Branch Davidians, a Christian sect, as an anti-government cult-like group whose standoff with authorities in Waco influenced Timothy McVeigh's motivations for the bombing. This portrayal frames their beliefs and actions as contributing to extremist violence without nuance or sympathy. No counterbalancing positive elements of Christianity appear.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The documentary contains no portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes, centering instead on the historical events of the 1995 bombing and domestic terrorism.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The documentary offers no depiction of transsexual characters or themes, focusing instead on the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and its investigation.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The documentary relies on archival footage, survivor interviews, and previously unreleased prison tapes of Timothy McVeigh, with recreations limited to generic FBI agents and unnamed roles, avoiding any gender-altered portrayals of historical figures.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

The documentary relies on archival footage, survivor interviews, and law enforcement accounts without any reenactments or actors portraying historical figures, eliminating opportunities for race swaps.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.8
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6.8

Critic Ratings

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Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive