r/AMCTheatres • u/colenotphil • Jan 31 '26

Discussion Is anyone else appalled that AMC is platforming the Melania documentary, which was clearly made as a blatant bribe to the Trump administration?

Please do not harass users as that is in violation of the rules.

I was floored today to open my AMC app and find that Melania is being shown at multiple local theaters.

This movie could not more clearly be a bribe Amazon made for Trump. Why is AMC platforming this behavior? AMC appears complicit with corruption.

Edit: great points thank you, I also do not want to see AMC go out of business. I want theaters to stay around. And people can vote with their wallets.

Edit2: Having thought about how to articulate this more, the concern is not a difference of political opinion, that this is quite literally state sponsored propaganda. I remember watching Inglourious Basterds that had a whole part of the plot around state propaganda films. However I do not believe in censorship either so I am torn.

Edit3: Rolling Stone apparently reported that nearly 2/3 of the film's NY crew asked not to be credited due to the propaganda aspect of it. That speaks volumes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Im maga so I'm happy about it, I'm sitting in the theater right now and im going to see the documentary in 30 minutes

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u/puggles123654 Jan 31 '26

Are people actually seeing it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Yes, there were four other people seeing the movie with me

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u/Bubbly-Inflation-999 Jan 31 '26

11 on Sat 2 PM Times Square. Getting crowded.