McVeigh (film)

McVeigh is a 2024 American drama film co-written and directed by Mike Ott. It is based on the true story of domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. McVeigh is played by Alfie Allen. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024.

Cast

 * Alfie Allen as Timothy McVeigh
 * Brett Gelman as Terry Nichols
 * Ashley Benson as Cindy
 * Anthony Carrigan as Frédéric
 * Tracy Letts as Richard Snell
 * Isolda Dychauk as Jen
 * Karen Suriano as Marife

Reception
Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "[T]he time is more than right for a movie like McVeigh, which records how its subject's descent into terrorism was propelled by the ideas of the new right-wing zealotry." Damon Wise of Deadline wrote, "Ott carefully keeps us at arm's length from his subject at all times, and his direction makes that clear from the outset. When we're not following McVeigh, played with impressive, surly opacity by Britain's Alfie Allen, we're observing him, almost like wildlife and usually in his car. Ott uses master shots, or medium close-ups, then slowly closes in, but we never get too close."