Lead Me Home

PG-13

2021

39m

Documentary

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Fighting just to survive, California's homeless population suffers as housing costs soar, pushing more of the disadvantaged onto the streets.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Sprinkled in are officials' comments but this is mostly the unhoused's story to tell and that's a smart decision.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 3, 2021

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Lead Me Home is the best demonstration of how inhumane the treatment of America’s homeless population truly is...it cuts critically at the heart of one of the United States’ greatest shames.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Without telling the audience what to think, without a narrator explaining and intervening, the directors take us into the difficult and heart-breaking lives of people marginalized by bad luck, mental health problems, drug use, class, race, and gender.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 4, 2022

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Jade Budowski

Decider

Lead Me Home is a necessary, heartrending piece of art, a vital, poetic examination of the housing crisis and the very real people it affects every day.

Dec 13, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A sort of multi-city symphony on a theme of ever-increasing division and hardship in the wealthiest nation on Earth, this poetical document is now playing on Netflix.

Dec 10, 2021

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Yvonne Bohwongprasert

Bangkok Post

Lead Me Home is one of Emmy-winning directors Jon Shenk and Pedro Kos's most compelling works and braces humanity in its entirety, weaving personal stories with aerial vistas, time-lapses and evocative details of contemporary American urban life.

Dec 10, 2021

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Georgan G

More proof that the rich do absolutely nothing for the poor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Tina G

It was informative, touching , sad . Any one of us could end up in the same situation, without a job , house, car . Everyone should watch this short documentary LEAD ME HOME !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Christine S

Heartbreaking. No one should be homeless anywhere, but, in a country as wealthy as ours, it's inexcusable to leave people on the streets to fend for themselves. To see the pain these people feel, it just breaks my heart and makes me wonder where any of us would be if we experienced the miriad of adversities that could befall any human being. It truly is a travesty thinking this can't or won't happen to those of us living in our nice warm homes. Highly recommend this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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Randall N

This film was about nothing. Poor attempt at tugging at your heart strings while not telling you anything about how these people got in these situations. They could be on the freakin registry for all you know. This film completely neglected what responsible adults refer to as "accountability." A word that seems to have skipped a couple generations. Kudos to the DP-it looked great. Soundtrack was dope. Not sure if the city shots were purchased b-roll footage but they look incredible. If they weren't purchased b-roll i would advise selling them as such. If you're going to continue to work so hard as to complete a documentary, please don't short yourself by not having any substance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Richard R

If you want to watch 39 minutes of random shots of CA traffic, neighborhoods, homeless people doing stuff, etc., accompanied nearly 100% of the time by thoroughly obnoxious, so-called "music" that no doubt was generated by some teenage relative of the producers, interspersed with a few seconds of the stories of how the homeless got to be homeless that you thought you were watching this junk for in the first place, by all means tune in.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

If you’re looking for reasons or answers - this movie does not scratch the surface.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/29/22

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Pedro Kos

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Jon Shenk

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Richard Berge

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Bonni Cohen

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Serin Marshall

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Jody Allen

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Synopsis

Fighting just to survive, California's homeless population suffers as housing costs soar, pushing more of the disadvantaged onto the streets.

Director: Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk
Producer: Jody Allen, Rocky Collins, Jannat Gargi, Ruth Johnston
Production Co: Actual Films
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2021
Runtime: 39m

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