Stories We Tell

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Paul N This remains one of the most powerful and challenging documentaries I have ever seen. It pulls you in and slowly evolves its purpose. Asking the value of any one truth in the cannon of a family's story. By exposing her families truth and sharing all the associated pain, Sarah Polley gently pushes her family to face who they are and question who they want to be together. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Thomas M The best documentary movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/22 Full Review Audience Member I didn't find this interesting for a long time - narrated documentary about a marginally interesting character (outgoing woman, insecure, hopping from relationship to relationship, died of cancer) -- maybe if you're into mediocre soap operas, that would be good for you ... the purpose of the film only comes to light in the last 20 minutes, then it's more interesting. The point it makes has been made many times but it carries a different angle when it's a real story with real people. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Lequisha S Quite a ride. From early 2020. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/22 Full Review dave s Sarah Polley digs deep into the family closet to uncover a long-buried secret withheld from her in the engrossing documentary Stories We Tell. Interviewing family and friends, it quickly becomes apparent that truth can be a nebulous concept as individuals present the facts as they perceive them. When the truth is finally revealed, it's an emotional gut punch that makes one question the nature of love and validates the importance of family. Interspersed with the interviews are 8mm clips of a seemingly healthy family dynamic. The fact that Polley apparently hired actors to play the roles of family members in some of these flashbacks isn't as detrimental as one would think – it is virtually impossible to distinguish between the real footage and the newly shot scenes. Stories We Tell is fascinating throughout and forces one to examine their own family history. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Initially compelling but ultimately disappointing. Not as clever as it thinks it is. I enjoyed the mystery but got bored by the second half once the mystery was revealed. The movie purportedly examines memory but it failed to do that. And you're mislead to believe the home footage is real but it's fake. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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