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The Dungeon Masters

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Two men and a woman devote their lives to Dungeons and Dragons as they struggle with a crumbling middle-class America.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Its ultimate message may be that, rather than gaming being a way for misfits to escape from reality, rolling the dice and spinning yarns may be what is finest and most creative about them. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 23, 2009 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Feels like it doesn't accomplish what it set out to do. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 7, 2020 Full Review Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) The silent language of resentment, yearning, frustration and love captured by famed cinematographer Lee Daniel (Slacker) is often so thick you can taste it, but is also terribly, ridiculously, and wonderfully human. Aug 22, 2017 Full Review Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune The Dungeon Masters fails as a journalistic exploration of gaming. But as a glimpse into the lives of the people behind the dungeon master's screen, it rolls high. Rated: 4/5 Sep 2, 2010 Full Review Kevin A. Ranson MovieCrypt.com In the end, the qualities that make a Dungeon Master also make for an interesting individual. Aug 4, 2010 Full Review Christopher Long Movie Metropolis As portrayed in the film, gamers dont play because of passion, but because of pathology. Rated: 5/10 Aug 1, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Well put together documentary but I'm not so sure it ever arrived at a good point, other then showcasing how absurd we can become when we allow an obsession or hobby to alter our priorities....2.5 stars Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member An amazing documentary about real people with imaginary lives, loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The Dungeon Masters is fascinating at times and dull at others. The subjects chosen for the documentary were more annoying than endearing and in the end little is revealed about the subjects. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member For the record, I have played Dungeons & Dragons--exactly once. But of course escapism takes many forms. This is a case (or three cases) of the fantasy life (lives) of the petty bourgeoisie being dissolved into the proletariat and/or of unproductive laborers--the usual case. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member I believe those that really enjoy this movie are those who have lived the life. While I wasn't as fully immersed as those in the movie, I can see how it overtakes their lives. I think it was a great glimpse into the lives of gamers. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Sort of like a trainwreck, you can't look away. It draws you in innocently enough, but then you just find yourself asking, why? Why? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two men and a woman devote their lives to Dungeons and Dragons as they struggle with a crumbling middle-class America.
Director
Keven McAlester
Producer
Brian Gerber, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Kel Symons
Production Co
Saving Throw Productions, Antidote Films (I), Standard Pictures
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 17, 2011
Runtime
1h 33m