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-->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006 his review]].

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that Creator/DavisGuggenheim.

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deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[ClimateChange global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[ClimateChange [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.



* ClimateChange: Obviously.

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* ClimateChange: GlobalWarming: Obviously.
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->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006 his review]].

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->''"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review]], but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film."''

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[[caption-width-right:300: It's [[caption-width-right:300:It's the evil hurricane factory. And only you can slow it down.]]

->''"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review]], review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film."''
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[[caption-width-right:350: It's the evil hurricane factory. And only you can slow it down.]]

->"''In 39 years, [[ARareSentence I have never written these words in a movie review]], but here they are: [[SeriousBusiness You owe it to yourself to see this film]].''"

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->"''In ->''"In 39 years, [[ARareSentence I have never written these words in a movie review]], but here they are: [[SeriousBusiness You owe it to yourself to see this film]].''"film."''
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming [[ClimateChange global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.



* GlobalWarming: Obviously.

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* GlobalWarming: ClimateChange: Obviously.
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->'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006 his review]].

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->'''Creator/RogerEbert''' ->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006 his review]].
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->"''In 39 years, [[ARareSentence I have never written these words in a movie review]], but here they are: [[SeriousBusiness You owe it to yourself to see this film]].''"
->'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006 his review]].
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Davis Guggenheim Creator/DavisGuggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.
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* OffTheChart: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the [=CO2=] graph was going.

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* OffTheChart: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the [=CO2=] CO[[subscript:2]] graph was going.
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is the [[http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm eleventh-highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.]]

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is the [[http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm eleventh-highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.]]
]] It would later see a sequel in 2017 entitled ''An Inconvenient Sequel''.
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is the [[http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm ninth-highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.]]

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is the [[http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm ninth-highest eleventh-highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.]]
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* ShoutOut: Al Gore uses a clip from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Crimes of the Hot" (the one he guest starred in) to explain how global warming works.

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* ShoutOut: Al Gore uses a clip from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Crimes of the Hot" (the one he guest starred in) to explain how global warming works.
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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president AlGore and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

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''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president AlGore UsefulNotes/AlGore and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.
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[[caption-width-right:350: It's the evil hurricane factory. And only you can even slow it down.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: It's the evil hurricane factory. And only you can even slow it down.]]
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* ShoutOut: Al Gore uses a clip from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Crimes of the Hot" (the one he guest starred in) to explain how global warming works.
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[[caption-width-right:350: It's the evil hurricane factory. And only you can even slow it down.]]

''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a {{documentary}} presented by former U.S. vice president AlGore and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[GlobalWarming global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''.

''An Inconvenient Truth'' is the [[http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm ninth-highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.]]

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!!Trope Examples

* AdamWesting: Al Gore introduces himself as "the man who used to be the next [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President of the United States]]."
* AstroTurf: A spoof on this film was sponsored by the DCI Group, which at the time sponsored [=ExxonMobil=] and General Motors.
* GlobalWarming: Obviously.
* GreenAesop: The whole point.
* OffTheChart: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the [=CO2=] graph was going.
* SelectiveObliviousness: A major theme is that people don't ''want'' to accept climate change because of what they would have to do if they ''did''.
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