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Unknown White Male

Play trailer Poster for Unknown White Male PG-13 Released Feb 24, 2006 1h 20m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Documentary filmmaker Rupert Murray discovers that Doug Bruce, his friend of many years, rode the subway to Coney Island where he had no recollection of who he was or how he got there.
Unknown White Male

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Critics Consensus

With a quirky visual style, this documentary follows a story of memory loss and confusion while posing provocative questions about the nature of personality.

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Dave Calhoun Time Out It doesn't help Bruce's cause that he is seen in archive footage to have been a smug, arrogant fellow; it's tempting to imagine that his memory has abandoned him in exasperation. A case of amnesia as overdue self-discovery, perhaps? Jun 24, 2006 Full Review David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture Given that this retrograde memory loss has cleansed Doug Bruce's perceptions and made him an altogether more open and emotional person, Unknown White Male suggests that amnesia could be the ultimate chicken soup for the soul. May 12, 2006 Full Review Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic In the end, it fails to offer any insight into the philosophical question it poses. Rated: 3/5 Apr 13, 2006 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A story you will always remember, but a film you will soon forget. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Whether the story is true or not does have a bearing on how good you think it is. Rated: 3/5 Jun 14, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews I found this unsettling story to be gripping. Rated: B Nov 6, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Despite the allegations that this movie is a hoax, I still found it thought-provoking. I really didn't find Doug Bruce that likeable, but still worth a go. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member How bizarre, how bizarre. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member <FONT FACE="Maiandra GD " SIZE="-1"> Pending Review... <a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/alexisreaver2132/cmg_soon.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting. I felt for him. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Suspicious documentary about a man's sudden unexplained amnesia. Whether or not it's true, I was greatly bothered by the film's poor sound mixing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This really made me cry. God bless everyone who lost their lives that day. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rupert Murray

Director

Beadie Finzi

Producer

Rupert Murray

Producer

Jess Search

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Documentary filmmaker Rupert Murray discovers that Doug Bruce, his friend of many years, rode the subway to Coney Island where he had no recollection of who he was or how he got there.
Director
Rupert Murray
Producer
Beadie Finzi, Rupert Murray
Distributor
Wellspring Media
Production Co
Spectre Broadcast
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Drug Reference)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 24, 2006, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$124.4K
Runtime
1h 20m