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65 out of 100

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4.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Doug Bruce
  • Summary: Sometime between 8pm on July 1st and 7am on July 3rd, 2003, Doug Bruce lost himself. That morning, riding alone on a New York subway headed towards Coney Island, he could not remember his name, where he worked, who his friends were, how much money he had in his bank account. He was without his identity. Unknown White Male is the true story of how Bruce, a successful former stockbroker, struggles to learn who he was and who he will become. The documentary, produced, directed and edited by Bruce’s longtime friend, Rupert Murray, chronicles this profound journey. (Wellspring)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    90
    The extraordinary subject and the filmmaker's near total access make for a singular documentary.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    The real subject of the film is Douglas Bruce sitting on two years of memories and told there is a 95 percent chance that another 30 years may return to him. A lot of people don't want to know when they're going to die. Maybe they wouldn't want to be reborn, either.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    60
    Even if Rupert Murray's film does turn out to be a hoax, there's no denying the ingenuity involved in its making.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. DanK.
    9
    While many of the criticisms of this film and Doug Bruce have some merit, for example, Murray’s lack of skill at times in probing more deeply into the subject, the film emerges as rare and fascinating. And truly thought provoking.… Expand
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  2. MorriBey
    3
    Nah. Whilst it has an excellent story the reluctance of the person to be involved in the project lets the entire documentary down. This can be seen by how the director tries to fills the void with 'vanilla sky' time lapse sequences but with an reluctant and somewhat boring subject matter. it fails to pass as a documentary worthy of even a final film student.… Expand
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  3. HerbertA.
    2
    Pretty fake in my opinion because he forgets some cute concepts( the taste of chocolate) and yet retains the understanding of some very complex concepts, such as governing, value of money, friendship and so on.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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