It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Netflix.
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Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.4/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 99% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 89/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.1/10149 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 82 | 100% |
Key crew
- Kirsten JohnsonDirector, Writer
- Nels BangerterWriter
Cast
- Richard JohnsonSelf
- Kirsten JohnsonSelf
- Isla SierckSelf
- Jed SierckSelf
- Felix TorresSelf
- Viva TorresSelf
- Raymond DamazoSelf
- Michael HilowSelf
- Michael MeltonSelf
- Joanne Reiner TuckerSelf
- Ken TuckerSelf
- Laurie McEwanSelf
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