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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 31 Dec 2013

If a personal memoir film by a beautiful, successful young woman from a nice Toronto family sounds to you like it can only be an excuse for…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 31 Dec 2013

The opposite of a courageous piece of work, Stories We Tell goes out of its way to protect every single person it touches…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 31 Dec 2013

One of the many amazing things about this personal documentary by Toronto actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley is how horribly wrong it could have…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 31 Dec 2013

Polley's ability to uncover truth and to present it for public consumption is bold and brave, and bodes well for her (hopefully) continued doc career…

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By Sophie Mayer (12) for Sight and Sound (827) on 31 Dec 2013

Stories We Tell, uniquely, reveals its process as if we are thinking, sifting and selecting along with the filmmaker…

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By Perry Seibert (178) for TV Guide (1,527) on 31 Dec 2013

With Away From Her and Take This Waltz, actress Sarah Polley became one of the freshest directorial voices of her generation…

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By Jonathan Kiefer (305) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 31 Dec 2013

It's the best and most generous creative thing Polley's ever done, not least because she's the only person in the world who could have done it…

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By Niki G (136) on 30 Dec 2013

I was absolutely gobsmacked by this simple film about complicated people…

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By Jessica T (517) on 27 Dec 2013

The most compelling stories are those of our own lives…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 27 Dec 2013

In Stories We Tell, a unique structure is used where her own father reads aloud from a text (we find out at the end of the film where it came…

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By Jessicaann D (187) on 24 Dec 2013

Absolutely fascinating, questioning and original…

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By Murali B (36) on 23 Dec 2013

Polley's story is interesting enough, but the brilliance of the movie is in the telling, and her remarkably agile shaping of the documentary…

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By Mike V (837) on 19 Dec 2013

Fantastic doc, where the filmmaker is the subject and she asks her family to tell her the story of her mother's life, but then asks 'what is…

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By Brett B (1,185) on 18 Dec 2013

As unique a documentary as I've seen…

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By H F (4) on 16 Dec 2013

An honest and moving look at the significance of family and the power of storytelling…

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By Stacey O (187) on 14 Dec 2013

Brilliant documentary. Intriguing and moving story. Such a fascinating film. Polley is a brilliant story teller…

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By Jason S (2,514) on 12 Dec 2013

It's often said the simplest stories are often the most compelling when told the right way, and Stories We Tell is likely one of the most extraordinary…

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By Mj F (189) on 11 Dec 2013

I cannot recommend enough. I loved Polley's scripted-movie direction, but she has outdone herself with this documentary-as-mystery. Watch…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 08 Dec 2013

The circle of family and friends in this movie, and their secrets, is the story. It is about them, not us. Not quite universal in its appeal…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 05 Dec 2013

It took a lot of bravery and candor to put this story out there in any form, and for that, [Sarah] Polley deserves all our thanks and respect…

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