Valentine Road

2013

1h 29m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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91%

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11 Reviews

86%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

In 2008, an eighth-grade boy named Brandon McInerney shot and killed an effeminate classmate who may have had a crush on him.

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

Haunting, heartfelt and even-handed, Valentine Road should be required viewing in teaching tolerance on middle-school and high-school campuses.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 8, 2013

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Valentine Road does an impressive job of making a 2008 shooting at a junior high school in Oxnard, Calif., horrifying and disheartening all over again.

Oct 8, 2013

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David Hinckley

New York Daily News

For viewers, Brandon's action feels tragic and inexcusable. The hard part is how to respond to it, and Valentine Road, like much of "the system," doesn't suggest any easy answer.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 7, 2013

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

Plumbs the pathetic depths of intolerance and distorted compassion in one of the supposedly most liberal states in the union. Its panoramic and both-sides approach to a brutal, traumatizing act of retaliatory violence chills and stills the heart.

Aug 31, 2015

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Richard Knight

Windy City Times

A deeply thought-provoking documentary.

Jun 28, 2014

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Dominic Mill

We Got This Covered

Valentine Road is an engrossing, multifaceted tale of pain and bigotry, as told by a moron.

Rated: 3/10

Mar 28, 2014

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First and foremost I want to inform Viewers that they may be angered by this movie. I was ready to go through the television I was so mad. It's a classic case Of turning the killer into the victim because Of his age! He kills this poor child in cold blood and I don't care what anyone says, he deserved life !!! At the age of 14, You know right from wrong. You know that killing is wrong. It was premeditated and cold blooded. He is a monster and a bully and nothing can convince me otherwise. They made this more about the killer and less about the innocent child that lost his life because he dared To be different. And to all of those jurors and others who wanted to "save Brandon" you all lost your minds !!! Would you still feel that way if it were your child he had shot twice in the back of the head in cold blood ?? No probably not ! And to the teachers who shunned the other teacher for letting him feel ok for being himself, you are also all disgusting. I do not know how they took this and made it more about the killer kid than the victim. That child had a rough life at home, so he felt Like he could finally be himself at school and he gets killed for it ??? It was a hate crime. Any way you look at it. It Made my heart break for Larry because he was the ONLY innocent person in the situation!! This movie shows you how ignorant and closed minded people really are ! And that's what made it rotten. Brandon is NO victim ! He is a killer and he is disgusting along with everyone who supports him !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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A very complete telling of this tragic story, that really does a good job of presenting all of the different opinions and sides in a comprehensive and and unbiased manner. Clearly the filmmakers had wonderful access to all of the relevant individuals over a lengthy period of time. Sometimes, the film does wander too much from the facts and circumstances of the story into peripheral and tangential areas better suited to a different film focusing on bigotry and equality. Well made.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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One of the worst documentaries I have ever watched. There is an extreme amount of disgust towards anyone in the LGBTQ community as well as many blatantly racist statements made throughout the entire thing. I was especially shocked at the amount of excuses made for the shooter and the victim blaming by faculty at the school.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Worst documentary. Victim blaming. Whole thing is disgusting.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

four stars for a great story. one star for an accurate and appropriately complicated story of larry king.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Criminally overlooked, Get this watched if you can,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Marta Cunningham

Director

Sasha Alpert

Producer

Eddie Schmidt

Producer

Marta Cunningham

Producer

Jonathan Murray

Executive Producer

Gil Goldschein

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

In 2008, an eighth-grade boy named Brandon McInerney shot and killed an effeminate classmate who may have had a crush on him.

Director: Marta Cunningham
Producer: Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Sheila Nevins
Production Co: Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP)
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2014
Runtime: 1h 29m

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