Who Is Arthur Chu?

2017

1h 30m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

80%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Eleven-time Jeopardy! winner Arthur Chu tries to affect positive change in the world, but must first heal himself.

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Drucker's eponymous documentary relies primarily on Chu's lower profile, post-Jeopardy! period for material, which comes off as rather uneventful ...

Jan 22, 2017

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 29: Doc Talk Part 2: Of Fathers and Sons / Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End / Who is Arthur Chu? / Billboard Boys / John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Rated: 70/100

Sep 9, 2021

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Nathan Mattise

Ars Technica

Who Is Arthur Chu? uses reality to grapple with many of our favorite cinematic questions...

Jul 28, 2021

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Annelise Ogaard

Hyperallergic

Chu is obviously not the hero he imagines himself to be, though he's also not enough of a villain to make Who is Arthur Chu?'s feature-length takedown fully satisfying.

Feb 25, 2020

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Overall, this is a satisfying revenge-of-the-nerd story that will be cathartic to many. It constantly reminds us that reaching the top is often just the start of the journey.

Dec 30, 2019

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Romy Somerset

Battle Royale With Cheese

The directors have created something engaging and interesting with the material they have.

May 29, 2019

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Audience Member

I first saw Who is Arthur Chu at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival. Not knowing much about Chu previously, I thought the film was going to be about a unique Jeopardy champion and cover topics solely relating to the gameshow, but as the film progresses it turns out to be a revealing portrait of Chu's complex life. That the film was an Official Selection at Slamdance will tell you all you need to know about the film's quality, but I'll add that I personally think the film was particularly well made by the filmmakers as well. At first, Chu seems perhaps a bit distant in terms of his personality, but a few scenes really allowed me to sympathize with him as a viewer. Specifically, there's a few scenes where we see all of the intense hatred he is forced to endure from twitter trolls that were quite shocking to me, frequently stemming from his ethnicity or him speaking out on the Gamergate controversy. Additionally, there's a scene later in the film between Arthur and his father that I found very revealing about their strained relationship and explained a lot about who Arthur is today. I would highly recommend Who is Arthur Chu to anyone who likes documentaries, but particularly to those who are interested in themes of Asian American identity, toxic masculinity, and cyber bullying. 5 stars!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Not quite a bad guy, not quite a good guy, just a fun guy to watch play Jeopardy. But the story of his life and what's going on outside of Jeopardy is the real depth of this gem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Scott J. Drucker

Director

Yu Gu

Director

Alex Trebek

Self

Arthur Chu

Self

Scott J. Drucker

Producer

Yu Gu

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Synopsis

Eleven-time Jeopardy! winner Arthur Chu tries to affect positive change in the world, but must first heal himself.

Director: Scott J. Drucker, Yu Gu
Producer: Mark Jonathan Harris, Rocque Trem
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m

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