Alive Inside

Released Jul 18, 2014

1h 17m

Documentary

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44 Reviews

Tomatometer

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500+ Ratings

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Social worker Dan Cohen, through his nonprofit organization Music and Memory, advocates for the use of music therapy for dementia patients.

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Critics Consensus

It's somewhat clumsily expressed, but Alive Inside offers such an uplifting message that it's ultimately hard to resist.

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Such a wonderful documentary about those suffering from Alzheimer's or Dementia and how music reaches and transforms them. Stories of hope, transformation and very uplifting, considering the subject. Sharing this movie with everyone I know...so they can help anyone they know, suffering from these diseases. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." ― Plato

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Amazing movie. I have no words for how moved I was.. just watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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For Choose.Act.Impact day of community service, I got to watch this film to understand the struggles that the elderly with dementia experience. I was not anticipating for this movie to make me cry so hard. It was such a beautiful , profound experience for me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

It's true that the music instantly brings back the memories that we have sometimes forgotten. And there're many things we can do without needing to be dependant on the conventional methods.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

This movie is one of those that everyone should be required to see. Being in the field of music, this movie is so impactful and proves to me and will prove to everyone why music is SO important. In this movie, you will see that music literally keeps people from becoming lifeless.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Music is magic and so is this film. â?¤ï¸?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Michael Rossato-Bennett

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Dan Cohen

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Bobby McFerrin

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Michael Rossato-Bennett

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Oliver Sacks

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Louise Dueno

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Music here seems to have a miraculous power to lift up, to awaken, to reinvigorate.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 21, 2014

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

Equal parts heart-wrenching and heart-lifting ...

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 14, 2014

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Matthew Lickona

San Diego Reader

I would have preferred a documentary that did more presenting and less pushing. But...the music's vivifying effect on old souls made for some of the most moving scenes I've seen all year.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Alive Inside is a hopeful and inspiring film.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 1, 2020

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Nothing to do with death.

Aug 19, 2019

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Not only is Alive Inside a tightly executed film, its' screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival took home the Audience Award in the documentary category.

Nov 8, 2018

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Synopsis

Social worker Dan Cohen, through his nonprofit organization Music and Memory, advocates for the use of music therapy for dementia patients.

Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett
Producer: Eric J. Bertrand, Limore Shur, Ben Spivak, Regina K. Scully, Mark Demolar
Screenwriter: Michael Rossato-Bennett
Distributor: Bond/360
Production Co: Ximotion Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $150.2K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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