2016: Obama's America

2016: Obama's America
The profile of Barack Obama surrounded by eerie fog and darkness.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Dinesh D'Souza
  • John Sullivan
Based onThe Roots of Obama's Rage and Obama's America
by Dinesh D'Souza
Produced by
StarringDinesh D'Souza
Music byCalvin Jones
Production
company
Obama's America Foundation
Distributed byRocky Mountain Pictures
Release date
  • July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$33.4 million[2]

2016: Obama's America is a 2012 American political documentary film written and directed by Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan. The film is based on D'Souza's books The Roots of Obama's Rage and Obama's America: Unmasking the American Dream, which are both, like the film, right-wing polemics against then-president Barack Obama. Through interviews and reenactments, the film compares the similarities of the lives of D'Souza and Obama, as D'Souza alleges that early influences on Obama were affecting his domestic policy decisions.

2016: Obama's America was released in the United States by Rocky Mountain Pictures on July 13, 2012, months before the 2012 United States presidential election, in which Obama was running for his second term. The film was received negatively by critics; reviewers described the film as politically partisan and as "a nonsensically unsubstantiated act of character assassination", unlikely to sway undecided voters or Obama supporters.[3] Additionally, it grossed $33.4 million in the domestic box office.[2][4]

  1. ^ Fund, John (August 4, 2012). "What Obama Has in Store for Us". National Review Online. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b 2016: Obama's America at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Farber, Stephen (August 3, 2012). "2016 Obama's America: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference bomojo2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).