Release dates

May 23, 2017

98 months ago

VOD / DVD

Released

VOD
May 23, 2017
98 months ago
DVD
May 23, 2017
98 months ago
Cinema
May 25, 2016
110 months ago

TBA

Blu-ray
To be announced *
TBA

Unlocking the Cage release date

The movie Unlocking the Cage is already released on Cinema, VOD and DVD in the USA. The upcoming Blu-ray release date in the USA is to be announced.


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Unlocking the Cage

Movie
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Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his ...
Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Arguing that cognitively complex animals such as chimpanzees, whales, dolphins and elephants have the capacity for limited personhood rights, Steve and his legal team are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform a c...
Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Arguing that cognitively complex animals such as chimpanzees, whales, dolphins and elephants have the capacity for limited personhood rights, Steve and his legal team are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform a chimpanzee from a “thing” with no rights to a “person” with legal protections. Unlocking the Cage captures a monumental shift in our culture, as the public and judicial system show increasing receptiveness to Steve’s impassioned arguments. It is an intimate look at a lawsuit that could forever transform our legal system, and one man’s lifelong quest to protect “nonhuman” animals.
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What the critics say

Based on 24 reviews, Unlocking the Cage gets an average review score of 63

3/4
rogerebert.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

“Personhood” is the concept at the center of “Unlocking the Cage,” a new work by iconic documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

2920d ago

3/4
rogerebert.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

“Personhood” is the concept at the center of “Unlocking the Cage,” a new work by iconic documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

2920d ago

B-/A+
thefilmstage.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

Sloppiness only shows up in the documentary toward the end, when it doesn’t so much wrap up as it does sort of trail off.

2920d ago

3/4
rogerebert.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

“Personhood” is the concept at the center of “Unlocking the Cage,” a new work by iconic documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

2920d ago

B-/A+
thefilmstage.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

Sloppiness only shows up in the documentary toward the end, when it doesn’t so much wrap up as it does sort of trail off.

2920d ago

B-/A+
thefilmstage.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

Sloppiness only shows up in the documentary toward the end, when it doesn’t so much wrap up as it does sort of trail off.

2920d ago

70/100
nytimes.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

Part courtroom drama, part rumination on what separates human beings from other animals, the film is above all a sympathetic portrait of an advocate.

2920d ago

70/100
hollywoodreporter.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

This doc chronicles a lawyer's attempt to have "person" status awarded to certain animals.

2920d ago

70/100
hollywoodreporter.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

This doc chronicles a lawyer's attempt to have "person" status awarded to certain animals.

2920d ago

C+/A+
avclub.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

Unlocking The Cage doesn’t make the best case for its animal-rights cause.

2920d ago

C+/A+
avclub.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

Unlocking The Cage doesn’t make the best case for its animal-rights cause.

2920d ago

70/100
nytimes.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

Part courtroom drama, part rumination on what separates human beings from other animals, the film is above all a sympathetic portrait of an advocate.

2920d ago

C+/A+
avclub.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

Unlocking The Cage doesn’t make the best case for its animal-rights cause.

2920d ago

70/100
hollywoodreporter.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

This doc chronicles a lawyer's attempt to have "person" status awarded to certain animals.

2920d ago

70/100
nytimes.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

Part courtroom drama, part rumination on what separates human beings from other animals, the film is above all a sympathetic portrait of an advocate.

2920d ago

2/4
slantmagazine.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

The problem here isn’t necessarily the tension between emotion and rationality, but that the doc does little to explore these dimensions as they arise.

2920d ago

2/4
slantmagazine.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

The problem here isn’t necessarily the tension between emotion and rationality, but that the doc does little to explore these dimensions as they arise.

2920d ago

50/100
variety.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

The legendary docu duo of D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow the drawn-out legal battle to decide whether a nonhuman animal qualifies for human rights.

2920d ago

2/4
nypost.com
86c5452a-3b21-46d5-a342-8b473e0e95af

Legendary documentarians Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (“The War Room”) followed law professor Steven Wise for five years, as he argued in New York State courts that chimpanzees should be ruled “persons” with the right of habeas corpus.

2920d ago

2/4
slantmagazine.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

The problem here isn’t necessarily the tension between emotion and rationality, but that the doc does little to explore these dimensions as they arise.

2920d ago

2/4
nypost.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

Legendary documentarians Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (“The War Room”) followed law professor Steven Wise for five years, as he argued in New York State courts that chimpanzees should be ruled “persons” with the right of habeas corpus.

2920d ago

50/100
variety.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

The legendary docu duo of D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow the drawn-out legal battle to decide whether a nonhuman animal qualifies for human rights.

2920d ago

2/4
nypost.com
da62a5f5-5c54-4521-bfff-f9b507d0713a

Legendary documentarians Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (“The War Room”) followed law professor Steven Wise for five years, as he argued in New York State courts that chimpanzees should be ruled “persons” with the right of habeas corpus.

2920d ago

50/100
variety.com
faa1ef95-11e7-4c62-a77c-9b7aeebfe485

The legendary docu duo of D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow the drawn-out legal battle to decide whether a nonhuman animal qualifies for human rights.

2920d ago

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