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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary In 2010, rock band The National were about to embark on the biggest tour of their career. After ten years as a band, and five critically acclaimed albums, they were finally enjoying wider recognition. Lead singer Matt Berninger invited his younger brother, Tom, to join the tour's crew. A budding horror filmmaker, Tom - who is nine years ...

Directed By: Tom Berninger

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 15 m

Mistaken for Strangers

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 9 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary In 2010, rock band The National were about to embark on the biggest tour of their career. After ten years as a band, and five critically acclaimed albums, they were finally enjoying wider recognition. Lead singer Matt Berninger invited his younger brother, Tom, to join the tour's crew. A budding horror filmmaker, Tom - who is nine years ...

Directed By: Tom Berninger

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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91
Mar 26, 2014
The finest rock doc since "Anvil: The Story of Anvil." Matt Berninger, lead singer of the National, is a 40ish indie-rock star who carries himself like a hip lawyer.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
88
Mar 26, 2014
Not since “American Movie” has there been such an entertainingly clumsy, warts-and-all documentary about making a movie, this time courtesy of Cincinnati filmmaker Tom Berninger.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 3, 2014
A documentary that's insightful, sweet and often hilarious.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 28, 2014
Mistaken for Strangers was a group effort. And also an act of love.
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 24, 2014
Mistaken for Strangers, a documentary about indie group the National, comes off like an exercise in self-deprecation. As much a diary film as a rockumentary, it almost compulsively veers away from its ostensible subject.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 27, 2014
The movie reveals plenty about the budding relationship between Matt and Tom. In the end, the film offers a portrait of fraternal commitment that’s both strange and sweet.
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40
Mar 25, 2014
Mistaken for Strangers doesn't reveal anything about Tom but his own insecurity.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 9 User Ratings
8.3
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Universal Acclaim Based on 9 User Ratings
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11% Mixed
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Release Date Mar 28, 2014
Duration 1 h 15 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/MistakenForStrangersMovie
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Awards

East End Film Festival, UK
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Traverse City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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