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Believer

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Imagine Dragons' front man Dan Reynolds explores how the Mormon church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah, his concern with the church's policies sends him on an path for change.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post "Believer"... [is] ultimately about a straight, white, married father of three who wants to have it all ways - to be seen by his worldwide fans as an enlightened and empathetic rock star while remaining faithful to his church. Jun 25, 2018 Full Review Daniel D'Addario Variety Reynolds seems to push Believer towards sharing the spotlight by bringing in other voices; in so doing, he shows viewers exactly what the role of a good ally is. Jun 25, 2018 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com Believer and its headliner hit all the right notes, in a film that delivers another kind of thunder. Jun 22, 2018 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots This isn't a great documentary, but Reynolds deserves applause and respect for getting his message of tolerance to Mormon youth. Rated: 2/5 Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Alistair Ryder Gay Essential It's well-intentioned and occasionally moving, but hard to talk about without confronting its flaws. Oct 8, 2018 Full Review Kahron Spearman The Daily Dot HBO's genuinely moving Believer puts an attractive bow tie on the observance of Pride month, laying bare the ostracization of (and embarrassingly slow progress for) the Mormon Church's queer community. Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Dan Reynolds is such an inspiration - it has such great insight into how much more involved we can all be! Take the time to watch this, it is well worth it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a harmful movie. People like Reynolds are the reason the Suicide rate grows in Utah. Almost everyone has a family member or a friend as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Reynolds, who tries to find the problem everywhere but within himself, pits the families of LGBT people against them by telling them their families hate them because of religious teachings. This is remarkable in its blatant anti-gay and anti-Christian bigotry. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member ?A music documentary with a purpose. I never realised how active Dan was in LGBTQ rights, and this really struck a chord because LGBTQ is probably the first social justice issue I got really passionate about. Really interesting examination of Mormonism, and I laud Dan's understanding, community-oriented approach. Really restores faith in humanity. Definitely one to show to people who think Imagine Dragons is just selling out to pop drivel (spoiler: Dan talks about 'Thunder'!). Also, look out for the Love Loud Fest because he's making that an annual thing! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful. An egotistical ode to a musician’s self-congratulatory right doing. Talk about taking a stand that would have been relevant twenty years ago, costs you nothing and makes no impact. Sit down. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/19/18 Full Review Audience Member THANK YOU WONDERFUL JOIBLOVELOUD Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Excelent documentary with the purpose of changing the opinion of the latter days saints church (mormons) about the lgbt lifestyle. The documentary also aims to publicize the high suicide rate among the LGBT youth community in Utah and the ways in which Dan and Tyler, along with other organizations and foundations, are fighting the battle against lgbt youth suicide. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/15/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Don Argott

Director

Dan Reynolds

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Aja Volkman

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Ben McKee

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Daniel Platzman

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Wayne Sermon

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Movie Info

Synopsis Imagine Dragons' front man Dan Reynolds explores how the Mormon church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah, his concern with the church's policies sends him on an path for change.
Director
Don Argott
Producer
Sheena M. Joyce, Heather Parry
Production Co
9.14 Pictures, Live Nation Productions
Genre
Documentary, Music, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 26, 2018
Runtime
1h 41m
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