Twinsters

PG-13

2015

1 hr. 29 min.

Documentary

Biography

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92%

13 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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A French fashion design student stumbles upon a familiar face on YouTube: her own. Finding the resemblance uncanny, she sends the video's American creator a message and the two discover that they are, in fact, twins separated at birth.

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very touching documentary. I will called it better "Pop" instead of "Twinsters".

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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- Twinsters is like poprocks: sweet, delicious, and surprising - SPOILER ALERT: This review gives details of the movie that were hard to avoid while discussing the film! Twinsters was the perfect lazy Sunday afternoon happy cry I didn't even realize I needed. It's the documentary equivalent of Poprocks: sweet, delicious, and surprising. Watching it I laughed, I cried and I snuggled my body pillow just a little bit longer, the latter of which my roommates will confirm is a much-needed rarity for me. Oh the serendipity of social media. Thanks to Facebook, I've reconnected with elementary school friends, learned about my distant cousin's cat, and discovered some blackmail worthy high school photos. For Sam Futerman and Anais Bordier, the serendipity of social media meant that they got to discover they were long lost twins separated at birth, across the pond of the Atlantic Ocean and the continental US. After learning of her sister, Sam says, "When god closes a door, he opens a window." She then opens a window into the importance of sibling relationships. Growing up with two brothers, Sam is the much more extroverted twin. Anais, who grew up an only child, rates much higher in moodiness and describes her childhood as lonely, boring, and missing something. It's an interesting meditation on the diverse experiences of childhood and how those experiences influence personality. The whole nature vs. nurture discovery process reminded me of the importance of family, and how that 'label' is very much self defined. I would consider many of my friends and roommates family. And I have some relatives who I would like to pretend inhabit a completely different planet. This French American Seoul (get it? "Soul / Seoul"... oh how I love puns...) filled loved story comes full circle and traverses the globe as the two girls then journey to where their story begins. That adventure was one of the more moving parts of the film. It caused tears to flood my eyes. The emotion and emoticon filled documentary, is a delightful, moving reminder that family is what you make it, and that thanks to technology we can go beyond Facebook poking, to literally reaching out and poking people in real life. At one point, Sam questions if it is crazy to unconditionally love someone you've never met. If so, I'm definitely crazy for falling in love with Sam and Anais and their journey of twin discovery. ---------- This review was first published on Narrative Muse, http://www.narrativemuse.co/movies/twinsters, and was written Jennifer Halweil. Narrative Muse curates the best books and movies by and about women and non-binary folk on our website http://narrativemuse.co and our social media channels.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Fun, charming and moving documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/18

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A charming and heartwarming documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/18

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What a wonderful movie. Thank you both for sharing your story for all of us to watch unfold. It really touched me. ??

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Great story. I hope there is a follow up on these two with how far they have come together.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Samantha Futerman

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Ryan Miyamoto

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Samantha Futerman

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Kanoa Goo

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Samantha Futerman

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Michael Scott Allen

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Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Chronicle

You want a feel-good movie, you don't have to rely on fiction to conjure it; the thoroughly wired reality of Twinsters will leave you grinning.

Nov 5, 2015

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Futerman makes a momentous discovery that she adeptly shapes into an affecting emotional journey as well as a telling example of how the fortuitous intervention of social media continues to reshape lives in unexpected ways.

Jul 30, 2015

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Even more extraordinary than the concept or its conceptualization is how intensely moving an experience it all amounts to.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 30, 2015

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

A heartwarming and emotionally moving film about love and family, Twinsters takes the audience on an incredible journey.

Nov 9, 2018

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Indra Arriaga

Anchorage Press

For the all things that Twinsters does right, like the technical delivery that is well done, the flawless editing, the consistent voice that runs through it, and a somewhat compelling story, there is still something that is seriously missing.

Jun 21, 2017

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

Place this in the truth is stranger than fiction category.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 11, 2015

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Synopsis

A French fashion design student stumbles upon a familiar face on YouTube: her own. Finding the resemblance uncanny, she sends the video's American creator a message and the two discover that they are, in fact, twins separated at birth.

Director: Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto
Executive Producer: Michael Scott Allen, Robert Breech
Screenwriter: Samantha Futerman
Production Co: Small Package Films
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2016

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