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      Bridegroom

      R Released Oct 4, 2013 1h 19m Documentary LGBTQ+ List
      85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 87% Audience Score 500+ Ratings After his beloved partner, Tom, dies from injuries suffered in a fall, Shane Bitney Crone is barred from the funeral by Tom's family. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 01 Buy Now

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      Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com Bloodworth Thomason's film is effective because it tells one couple's story and allows it to implicitly represent thousands of others. Oct 18, 2013 Full Review Peter Debruge Variety Super-lo-fi yet highly emotional. Oct 17, 2013 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter This deeply moving documentary will melt the heart of anyone who sees it. Oct 17, 2013 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com One of the year's most genuinely moving and thought-provoking documentary features. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 4, 2020 Full Review Carla Renata The Curvy Film Critic Bridegroom is an heartbreaking doc illustrating a fairy-tale that is never fully realized. A cautionary tale regarding the legalities and discrimination of same-sex relationships when one-half of the relationship faces dire circumstances. Excellent film! Jun 9, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Moving documentary. Rated: B Jan 3, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A true story that sends a message. True stories don't always bend to what movie reviewers expect out of a movie. If one loses a husband or wife and then is prevented from any further attachment -- which is not the experience of the typical movie reviewer -- you will come out with a very different and much more deep feeling concerning these matters. Yes, others don't care if this man died or not. That's been true since the dawn of time. But in telling his story, it can be told in only one basic way. This is the story -- and it's true. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary. Surreal experience of the realit for homosexual couples in 2013. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Due to the unexpected death of one of them, the one who lives now relates the joy of having lived at his side and the pain and other consequences that his death has brought him. Beyond that the documentary tries nothing more than to get its audience to fall sentimental and hurt before what it observes. Intolerance, discrimination and overcoming are the issues that, through a poignant narrative are explained, but the documentary becomes slow, self indulgent and dripping on several times. 73/100 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member EXTREMELY touching, moving and a must see for everyone! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Really sad and the tomparents really are bad parent especially fuck way hate the bridegroom from Indiana Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Sure it could have been less drippy and relied less on talking heads, but this documentary at least makes up for that with the strength of what it tells: a heartbreaking story about a stupid death, the pain that comes with it and the intolerance of religious people. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis After his beloved partner, Tom, dies from injuries suffered in a fall, Shane Bitney Crone is barred from the funeral by Tom's family.
      Director
      Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
      Producer
      Shane Bitney Crone
      Screenwriter
      Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
      Distributor
      Virgil Films and Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Some Language)
      Genre
      Documentary, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 4, 2013, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 20, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 19m
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