Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) by Weipoa5 — 02 Aug 2022

Netflix Premium Subscription is just for $1, 70% off for a limited time.

This review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) was written by Weipoa5 on 02 Aug 2022.

Dick Johnson Is Dead has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Dick Johnson Is Dead

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Vikram Murthi (112) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 30 Sep 2020

That Johnson mostly pulls this off through the lens of black comedy, without succumbing to outright miserabilism, is an achievement…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Richard552 (65) on 10 Aug 2022

This is a unique documentary that deserves at least an Academy Award nomination…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 30 Sep 2020

Ultimately is less a horror film than a valentine, from a daughter to a father, and a sweet portrait of a man going gently into that good night…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 07 Oct 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead is the best reminder possible to cherish your loved ones while they’re still living — to take that extra photo or…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Slashfilm (971) on 26 Mar 2020

Dick Johnson is Dead is both a poetic act of defiance and a portrait of love at the end of a life…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Jan 2020

At once a celebration and a lament, simultaneously jubilant and ineffably sad, it’s a film worth sticking around to see…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 02 Oct 2020

Johnson and her father share a sense of humor, and the bond between them informs the finest moments of Dick Johnson Is Dead…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 30 Sep 2020

If you’ve ever helped shepherd a parent or a grandparent in their final years, you may be better equipped to handle this movie’s gallows…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 26 Jan 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead is a funny, touching and, to be sure, unique film, and the Johnsons are a very fortunate father and daughter…

Read Review

Review of Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

By Bertobellamy (400) on 30 Dec 2020

Funny and very sad at the same time, 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' proves to be a cathartic exercise for director Kirsten Johnson, who shares her…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Cove (2009)

By Hwheatley (1) on 11 Dec 2011

Massively overhyped and patronising propaganda piece that clutches at any anecdote or emotional heartstring-pulling possible in an attempt…

Read Review

Review of Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997)

By Cj C (605) on 03 Jun 2010

Sometimes music & people become a part of you. And yes, Elton, we all wished it had gone on a bit longer…

Read Review

Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)

By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 08 Mar 2018

If her story, however, is even vaguely familiar (made nude flick, was brainy, did inventions, made glamour flicks, stayed brainy, had lots…

Read Review

Review of Heaven Adores You (2014)

By Gabriela Helfet (3) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 06 May 2015

Unless you're a superfan, you'd be better off watching Smith's best performances on YouTube instead…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Parasite

2019

88%251 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

77%39 Reviews

Three to Tango

1999

56%307 Reviews

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

70%1,602 Reviews

Elephant

1993

71%631 Reviews

What They Had

2018

70%109 Reviews

Conan the Barbarian

2011

44%741 Reviews

Veronica

2017

55%24 Reviews

First Man

2018

73%1,142 Reviews

Divine Intervention

2002

67%22 Reviews

After the Wedding

2019

60%39 Reviews