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  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary This documentary digs deeply into the meaning of marriage today. From an historical trip to the Middle Ages, to gay hippies storming the Manhattan marriage bureau in 1971, this eye-opening exploration of the embattled institution looks at rights, privilege and love as gay activists and right-wing politicos lock horns in the fight for mar...

Directed By: Jim de Sève

  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 21 m

Tying the Knot

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary This documentary digs deeply into the meaning of marriage today. From an historical trip to the Middle Ages, to gay hippies storming the Manhattan marriage bureau in 1971, this eye-opening exploration of the embattled institution looks at rights, privilege and love as gay activists and right-wing politicos lock horns in the fight for mar...

Directed By: Jim de Sève

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
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Informative documentary about the recent history of efforts to legalize gay marriage, tying these in with the history of marriage as an institution.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
75
Director Jim deSeve has done an excellent job of providing both historical and personal perspective on a topic that provokes heated emotional reactions.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
75
It makes a sane, civil, humanist case for marriage for all.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
70
The sad fact is that this comprehensive and compassionate documentary about the hottest of the "hot-button" topics - gay marriage - probably won't change one's mind
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
60
It's not a great film, but there's something to be said for a cool-button treatment of a hot-button issue.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
60
A lively, cogent documentary, Tying the Knot fortuitously examines same-sex marriage at precisely the moment the issue is making headlines all over.
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50
We never get to see the dailiness of coupled life or learn what made these relationships tick--and why they are so worthy of legal validation.
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Production Company 1,049 Films
Release Date Oct 1, 2004
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline The union that's dividing America.
Website http://www.1049films.com
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Awards

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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