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Dick Johnson Is Dead(Movie, 2020)

1h 29min | Genre: Documentary
Dick Johnson Is DeadRating: 3.7/5 (with 5353 votes)
Dick Johnson Is Dead is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Nels Bangerter. The story focuses on Johnson's father Richard, who suffers from dementia, portraying different ways—some of them violent "accidents"—in which he could ultimately die. In each scenario, the elderly Johnson plays along with his daughter's black humor and imaginative fantasies. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling. It was released on Netflix on October 2, 2020. ()
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Where to watch Dick Johnson Is Dead (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Dick Johnson Is Dead" is currently available on 1 providers. Dick Johnson Is Dead can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Available languages: German, English (Audio Description), English (Original), Spanish (European Spanish), French, Italian, Turkish
Available subtitles: German, English, French, Dutch, Russian, Turkish
Duration: 1h 30min
Genres: Dokumentarfilme / Biografische Dokumentationen
Keywords: Hautnah / Bewegend
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Awards & Nominations for Dick Johnson Is Dead

Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary

About Dick Johnson Is Dead

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.

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Dick Johnson Is Dead | Official Trailer | Netflix(Trailer, 1:59)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/23/2020
Director: Kirsten Johnson
Screenwriter: Kirsten Johnson
Director of Photography: John Foster
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Dick Johnson ist tot"
"Ο Ντικ Τζόνσον Είναι Νεκρός"
"Dick Johnson halálai"
"ディック・ジョンソンの死"
"Dick Johnson er død"
"迪克·约翰逊的去世"
"Dick Johnson'ın Ölümü"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:366465, Added: 02/02/2020, Last updated: 03/17/2024