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  • 2021
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable you...

Directed By: Jerry Rothwell

Written By: Naoki Higashida

  • 2021
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 22 m

The Reason I Jump

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable you...

Directed By: Jerry Rothwell

Written By: Naoki Higashida

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Jun 20, 2021
Rothwell uses the language of cinema – macro lens closeups, distortion, off-kilter framing and an evocative blend of sound design and score – to convey the autistic experience of the world.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
100
Jan 7, 2021
Care and respect is evident. Camerawork is beautiful, but in the service of the piece, not beauty itself. Sound design is enveloping, and together they convey worlds of light and water, of the humming from electricity that can travel for miles and of a range of emotions from anxiety to shame that run deeper and more vividly than it seems we can possibly understand.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
83
Jan 7, 2021
If Jerry Rothwell’s film version of The Reason I Jump is far more effective and self-possessed than most documentary adaptations of “memoirs” tend to be, that’s largely because it sees Higashida’s book as a lens instead of as a subject, and refracts various other people through it in recognition of the rare tale that’s less important than how it’s translated.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 17, 2021
It’s a journey into the lives – and headspaces – of several young non-verbal autistic people around the world that’s part immersive deep dive, part primal scream of upset and frustration, and part cri de coeur for more understanding and empathy from the rest of us.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 4, 2021
Aptly enough, it's a work that enlightens and informs but that is also ravishing to behold.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
67
Feb 17, 2023
The Reason I Jump is a rewarding watch that attempts to give insight into the interior lives of those living with autism.
By Christian Gallichio FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 8, 2021
The movie version of The Reason I Jump does not, in other words, successfully illustrate what its title promises, but rather generalizes about a sensitive topic to the point of inadvertently making it seem more unapproachable.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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22% Mixed
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Production Company BFI Film Fund, British Film Institute (BFI), MetFilm Production, Runaway Fridge Productions, The Ideas Room, Vulcan Productions
Release Date Jan 8, 2021
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Website https://reasonijump.film/
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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