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Patton Oswalt, Martin Scorsese, Seth Rogen, and others analyze 1975 as a key cultural and historical turning point. In the opening minutes of Netflix's Breakdown: 1975, Oliver Stone pulls out a piece of lined paper and enthusiastically begins reading a list of his favorite films, presumably from 1975, given the title of Morgan Neville's documentary and the themes already established by Jodie Foster's narration. Director: Morgan Neville Stars: Jodie Foster, Wesley Morris, Todd Boyd All goes well for a while, until he gets to All the President's Men and Network. It's here that film scholars and those with an obsessive attention to detail will notice a very, very obvious problem: both All the President's Men and Network were released in 1976. This inaccuracy will not dissipate over the next hour and a half. Breakdown: 1975 is full of excellent snippets and peppered with insightful observations, but it's a truly strange documentary, likely appealing to viewers w...