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Voyeur

Summary Voyeur follows Gay Talese—the 84-year-old giant of modern journalism—as he reports one of the most controversial stories of his career: a portrait of a Colorado motel owner, Gerald Foos. For decades, Foos secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an “observation platform” he built in ...

Directed By: Myles Kane, Josh Koury

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 35 m

Voyeur

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary Voyeur follows Gay Talese—the 84-year-old giant of modern journalism—as he reports one of the most controversial stories of his career: a portrait of a Colorado motel owner, Gerald Foos. For decades, Foos secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an “observation platform” he built in ...

Directed By: Myles Kane, Josh Koury

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
59
58% Positive
7 Reviews
33% Mixed
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8% Negative
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80
Dec 9, 2017
There are issues of trust between the two men. It’s unclear who is exploiting whom—and impossible to know what is being recreated for the camera and what is being captured “live.” This is all to the betterment of Voyeur, which, it isn’t too much of a spoiler to say, ultimately concludes that Mr. Talese and Mr. Foos aren’t all that different from one another.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 1, 2017
Too often, Kane and Koury don’t seem to trust entirely what they have, and they needlessly pad Voyeur with miniatures, re-enactments and an overall light, playful tone. It all seems at odds with the story’s fundamentally disturbing — yet gripping — content.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 30, 2017
[A] fascinating and frustrating documentary.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
65
Nov 30, 2017
By the end of this captivating if unsettling movie, Foos’s unpunished criminality notwithstanding, you’ll have plenty to chew on about the nature of the relationship between journalist and subject.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 30, 2017
Choosing not to delve too deeply into the mind of either man — or to question Mr. Talese’s journalistic ethics and less-than-scrupulous fact-checking — the directors are content to mostly watch as each vies for control of the movie, and his legacy. It’s an entertainingly desperate joust, playing out beneath defiantly unattractive lighting.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 30, 2017
By its close, Voyeur spouts some lines about how we all like to watch, and we are left with three documents of the Voyeur’s Motel and no closer to knowing why we should care.
By Emily Yoshida FULL REVIEW
38
Nov 26, 2017
It's hard to come away from the film feeling anything but disdain and a twinge of embarrassment toward Gay Talese.
By Christopher Gray FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Production Company Brooklyn Underground Films, Chicago Media Project, Impact Partners, Public Record
Release Date Dec 1, 2017
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
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