The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
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About
"An unflinching, multi-sided reckoning with a national wound"
A sweeping ten-part documentary tracing the Vietnam War from its colonial roots through the fall of Saigon, told through archival footage and firsthand testimony from American soldiers, Vietnamese combatants and civilians, and policymakers on all sides. It is long, dense, and often devastating, moving at a deliberate pace that trusts silence and personal memory as much as narration. The filmmaking is patient and immersive rather than flashy, built to make you sit with grief, confusion, and moral ambiguity rather than offering easy conclusions about who was right.
the rare inclusion of Vietnamese voices alongside American ones, giving the war real moral complexity.
you want a brisk overview rather than a ten-hour immersion in grief and ambiguity.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Déjà Vu (1858-1961) | 8.5 | 1K | 82 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) | 8.6 | 991 | 83 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) | 8.7 | 933 | 115 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) | 8.6 | 845 | 114 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | This Is What We Do (July-December 1967) | 8.7 | 813 | 85 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Things Fall Apart (January-June 1968) | 8.8 | 850 | 85 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969) | 8.5 | 773 | 108 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970) | 8.7 | 759 | 109 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) | 8.7 | 732 | 109 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward) | 8.9 | 762 | 108 min |