Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
Not for laughs, scares or brutality.
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GoodWatch score 85January 18, 2014 · 1 h 14 min · PG
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In the United States, Alive Inside streams on Prime, Philo, and Fandor, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, FlixHouse, Filmzie, Fawesome, and Cineverse. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 27 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 67). Audiences rate it higher (85 out of 100) than critics (71).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for hopefulness and 9 for wholesome.
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