Dick Johnson Is Dead Movie (2020): Where to watch and stream online

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Documentary

2020, Movie, 1h 29min

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.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Leah Greenblatt

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...more than worth watching.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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It all builds up to a remarkable coup de cinéma...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Brianna Zigler

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...darkly funny and profound meditation on life and loss.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic Tim Robey

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Kirsten Johnson’s fantasies of her dementia-stricken father’s death are witty, poignant and – in the end – joyously redemptive.

Read full review at The Telegraph

Critic Barbara Shulgasser-Parker

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...an inspired piece saturated with love and appreciation of a daughter preparing to lose someone she loves dearly.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Critic Freja Dam

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...filmen får, med lige dele galgenhumor og hjertevarme, én til at tænke over, at man ikke skal vente til begravelsen med at lovprise sine forældre.

Read full review at Soundvenue

Frequently asked questions

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As a father nears the end of his life, his daughter uses humor and imagination to help them both confront the inevitable. Through a series of creative and comical scenarios, they explore the limits of life and death, and the bond between them deepens. A heartwarming and unexpectedly funny film about the end of life, and the importance of making the most of the time we have.

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You can stream Dick Johnson Is Dead on: Netflix

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