Obit
2017 · Movie · 1h 33m
Documentary
"An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk."
Overview
How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. OBIT is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
72/100
Key crew
- Joel GoodmanOriginal Music Composer
- Vanessa GouldDirector
Cast
- William McDonaldSelf
- Bruce WeberSelf
- Margalit FoxSelf
- William GrimesSelf
- Jon ParelesSelf
- Peter KeepnewsSelf
- Daniel SlotnikSelf
- Jeff RothSelf
- Douglas MartinSelf
- Dolores MorrisonSelf
- Jack KaddenSelf
- Earl WilsonSelf
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Themes
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