Dick Johnson Is Dead
Seen it?2020 | 89 min | Documentary
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Emmy. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 89 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Emmy: Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program. Won 3 Critics' Choice Awards: Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Documentary Feature, Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Director, Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Narration. Also nominated for 1 more Emmy, 1 more Critics' Choice Award and 1 PGA Award. Plus 7 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kirsten Johnson
- Richard JohnsonSelf
- Kirsten JohnsonSelf
- Isla SierckSelf
- Jed SierckSelf
- Felix TorresSelf
- Viva TorresSelf
- Raymond DamazoSelf
- Michael HilowSelf
- Michael MeltonSelf
- Joanne Reiner TuckerSelf