For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
The Congress has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Congress (1989)
By Luke W (568) on 16 May 2012
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The Congress was released in 1989 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving The Congress (1989) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Congress a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 69%, The Congress is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1989 with similar scores include films like Society, The Gods Must Be Crazy II and Casualties of War.
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