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  • Documentary

JOIN OR DIE

  • 2024
  • 1 HR, 33 min
  • OCT 4 → OCT 17, 2024
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Released July 19, 2024, United States
Documentary
1 hour, 33 minutes
Abramorama
None
Starring
  • Robert Putnam
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Pete Buttigieg
  • Vivek Murthy
  • Eddie Glaude
Director

Rebecca Davis, Pete Davis

Film Information

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… what can we do about it?

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Full Cast
Robert Putnam
Hillary Clinton
Pete Buttigieg
Vivek Murthy
Eddie Glaude
Additional Credits
Rebecca Davis, Pete Davis Director
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Reviews

“[Putnam] is an affable, sensitive person and a wonderful camera subject who never seems calculated, withholding, or insincere.”

Matt Zoller Seitz
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“Join or Die simultaneously delivers engrossing everyday stories and emphasizes the endless manifestations of connecting with others.”

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