Summary
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 94Audiences 76GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer99%
Metascore89
Audience score79%
Letterboxd · 39 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.4
User score7.4
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for documentaries, −7 min on the typical 96
typical 9689Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2020
January 23, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Producers Guild of America Awards2021
- Outstanding Producer, Documentary Motion Picture2021Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 4 more36 people
- RJRichard JohnsonSelf
- Kirsten JohnsonSelf
- ISIsla SierckSelf
- JSJed SierckSelf
- FTFelix TorresSelf
- VTViva TorresSelf
- RDRaymond DamazoSelf
- MHMichael HilowSelf
- MMMichael MeltonSelf
- JRJoanne Reiner TuckerSelf
- KTKen TuckerSelf
- LMLaurie McEwanSelf
- LSLyn SchildwachterSelf
- JTJulie TiltonSelf
- Ira SachsSelf
- BTBoris TorresSelf
- JFJoyce FogelSelf
- LHLolita HirstSelf
- KJKirk JohnsonSelf
- MBMarta BidaSelf
- SVSimona VuleticSelf
- CDChase DeForestSelf
- CJCatherine Joy JohnsonSelf
- Brett EidmanDick Johnson Double
Directing · 1
- Kirsten Johnson Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Writing · 1
- Nels Bangerter Writer, Editor
Production · 9
- Megan Ellison Executive Producer
- Jason Spingarn-Koff Executive Producer
- Katy Chevigny Producer
- Marilyn Ness Producer
- Simon Mendes Associate Producer
- Holly Popowski Production Accountant
Camera · 7
- John Wakayama Carey Director of Photography
- Nadia Hallgren Additional Photography
- Rick Siegel Additional Photography
- Hunter Zimny Grip
- Martina Radwan Additional Photography
- Andre Lambertson Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Arielle Davis Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Hitomi Shimizu Music
- Doug Bernheim Music Supervisor
- Eric Milano ADR Mixer
- Pete Horner Sound Editor
- Judy Karp Sound Recordist
- Drake Roy Sound
Art · 5
- Markus Kirschner Production Design
- Nathan Fisher Production Design
- Jane Ji Art Direction
- John Lavin Art Direction
- Gabriella A. Moses Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- William Mellette Costume Design
- Dawn Tunnell Makeup & Hair
- Tara Carrara Makeup & Hair
- Akemi Hart Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
- Michael Hilow Stunt Coordinator
- Carlos Conceição Thanks
- John Foster Cinematography
- J.P. Wakayama Cinematography
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