A Necessary Death

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A Necessary Death

2008

1h 41m

Documentary

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Gilbert decides to document a suicidal person's final days as his film thesis project.

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

These are daring, challenging themes for a young filmmaker and Stamm proves to be adept at playing with ideas that scare away writer/directors with twice as much experience.

Rated: 4.0/5.0

Jun 13, 2012

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R.L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

A Necessary Death presents a wholly original, fascinating and curiously terrifying documentary that's likely to either captivate or revolt audiences.

Rated: 9/10

Jun 12, 2012

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

'A Necessary Death' treats the topic of sucide in a disturbing yet creative way. This is a shocking, emotionally powerful film.

Jun 10, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An experimental faux documentary on the unpleasant subject matter of suicide.

Rated: C+

Jun 2, 2012

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Christian Toto

Big Hollywood

A Necessary Death takes a hot button issue - suicide - and expands it to reveal the fuzzy line between art and morality.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 2, 2012

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

A Necessary Death will make you squirm and think in equal measure. For my money, that makes it a picture worth paying attention to.

May 29, 2012

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That ending man!!! You just don't see it coming!!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Astounding documentary about a documentary showing the last few days of a man diagnosed with a lethal butterfly tumour and cancer who's decided to take his own life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

If the subject matter wasn't so depressing this would be a 5-star film. This is tough because part of what makes this movie so amazing and heart-wrenching is the topic, but I think the talent in the room is what makes this a brilliant film!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Was bored, maybe just not in the mood. Didn't find it very interesting considering the psychology..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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i have a lot of mixed feelings about this one

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

I absolutely loved this movie. Thinking it was a documentary going into it, I was squeamish and saddened by what I saw. The ending took me completely by surprise - and it was only after googling it that I realized it was a scripted film. And I loved it even more! Not once did I suspect I was watching actors - pure brilliance. It raises so many different points - I could fill up ten screens! Bottom line is you'll be thinking about it for days, weeks, after.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

Gilbert decides to document a suicidal person's final days as his film thesis project.

Director: Daniel Stamm
Producer: G.J. Echternkamp, Brian Udovich
Screenwriter: Daniel Stamm
Production Co: Brickwall Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 41m

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