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Three Identical Strangers
Three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story instantly becomes a global sensation complete with fame and celebrity, however, the fairy-tale reunion sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret -- a secret with radical repercussions for us all.
21 December 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
July 12, 1961 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
31 October 1950, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA
July 12, 1961 in Long Island, New York, USA
July 12, 1961 in Long Island, New York, USA
August 28, 2018
Those familiar with the story of the triplets will find plenty to be shocked and moved by in Three Identical Strangers, and those with no knowledge of the familial break-up and continuing fall out will be blown away and left with plenty to think about.
July 06, 2018
We... come away with a deeper understanding of both the importance of nature and the awesome importance of loving, sensitive parenting.
July 12, 2018
A documentary with a story so outlandish it might well have been rejected by a Hollywood studio had a screenwriter pitched it as the basis of a fictional movie.
August 29, 2018
There is, in particular, a seriously surprising twist around halfway through that changes the picture's entire tone...
August 30, 2018
The intriguing, sobering and compellingly strange slice of real life carved out by Three Identical Strangers amounts to one of the best non-fiction features of 2018.
September 07, 2018
Footage that was at first celebratory is seen again as a form of reckoning, and the moment where the narrative breaks the frame of individual interviews for a reunion is heart-rending.
July 13, 2018
Zooms in on the nature versus nurture question that has entranced, irritated and boggled humans for centuries.
August 29, 2018
Wardle has pulled off an interesting feat. He has told these brothers' story, raised infuriating questions about the abuses of science, and by the end challenges the viewer to wonder about what makes us all tick.
July 12, 2018
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction.
July 11, 2018
The less you know about Three Identical Strangers going in, the better, so don't read this part until after you've seen the movie. And you should see it, because it's brilliantly made and contains riveting material.
July 13, 2018
Wardle takes his audience on an engrossing, heartbreaking journey into the lives of three innocents whose lives became experiments for scientists on a quest to unravel how identity is shaped.
September 14, 2018
Like Morris's work, the film has an abstract side as well as a concrete one, carrying a unique story to a point where broader philosophical issues open up.