The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

Released Aug 16, 2019

1 hr. 31 min.

Documentary

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Filmmaker Benjamin Berman has a difficult time separating truth from fiction as he documents the final tour of a dying magician.

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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary sets out to survey a magician's final tour -- and ends up pulling off some wildly ambitious tricks of its own.

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Tyler J

Seems like a very dishonest Documentary where the director needlessly interject himself into the film! Not worth your time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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David R

Dishonest film making. Monstrous directing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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Joel N

WTF even was this movie?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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J R

Yet another documentarian who thought it necessary to make the film mostly about themself. Complete with the obligatory footage of going home to his rich parents' home to talk about how he's thinking about giving up. It's a doc about how hard it was to make. Ho hum. I'm beyond sick of this narcissistic format.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Nunya B

This is horrible. It is not a documentary about Johnathan. It is a bad video maker whining about too many people making documentaries about his subject. The viewer is left without knowing anything about The Amazing Johnathon. I have to search down one of the films this guy is complaining of that are actually about the magician instead of a this waste of time. Ross McElwee this director is not.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/05/22

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Manny P

An absolute force of nature and he will be sorely missed. It would appear that the armchair critics missed the point and should hold their heads in shame.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/01/22

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Benjamin Berman

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The Amazing Johnathan

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Anastasia Synn

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Benjamin Berman

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Penn Jillette

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Criss Angel

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Cath Clarke

The Big Issue

As a device for a film it's interesting to a point -- but it didn't fully work its magic on me.

Nov 21, 2019

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary starts as a blast but as the journey progresses, becomes ever more slippery: Is Szeles tricking Berman? Is Berman bamboozling us? The answer is entertaining and frustrating in equal measures.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 19, 2019

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

It's compelling stuff: funny, moving and, yes, often amazing. Johnathan is a slippery subject, but in Berman he has a committed chronicler, who is even prepared to smoke meth with him on camera.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2019

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Steven Sheehan

The Digital Fix

Learning more about Berman's childhood and problems faced completing the documentary just isn't that interesting, and once you see through the illusion, the magic quickly starts to fade.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 6, 2020

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

[The Amazing Johnathan Documentary] provides a fascinating look at art, perception and the nature of truth.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 25, 2019

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Jamie East

The Sun (UK)

A cursory tale that it's well worth planning things in advance as much as possible, this is a gnat's breath away from being a complete disaster, but is saved by a first-time director's naive faith it will all be saved in the edit.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 25, 2019

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Benjamin Berman has a difficult time separating truth from fiction as he documents the final tour of a dying magician.

Director: Benjamin Berman
Executive Producer: Jason Beck, Kirk C. Johnson, Jon Mugar
Screenwriter: Benjamin Berman
Distributor: Hulu
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2019

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