Riotsville, U.S.A. is a 2022 American documentary film by Sierra Pettengill and narrated by Charlene Modeste.

[1][2][3] Using mainly archival footage shot by the media and U.S. government,[4][5][6] the film examines fictional towns (which the filmmaker discovered after reading author Rick Perlstein's 2008 book Nixonland)[7] to combat rioters that were created by military officials during the civil unrest of 1960s America.

[8][9][10][11][12] The film received 90% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics.

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