Great documentary about triplets who were adopted separately at birth as part of a research project with none of them or their adopted families knowing anything about it. Would be hard to believe if it wasn't true. Highly recommend it.
Three Identical Strangers
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On which outlet might one find this documentary?
A little thing called "the movie theater".
Looks like its in theaters now.Fuzzy Dunlop said:
On which outlet might one find this documentary?
Junkhead said:
A little thing called "the movie theater".
Thanks! Hadn't heard of it and thought it may be on Netflix. I'll wait until it hits Amazon or Netflix.
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My favorite part is how #3 gets many more effeminate qualities. The scene where Andy McDowell seduces him is hilarious.
It was on the festival circuit this spring and I had a friend tell me about it so I was anxiously awaiting its "wide" release. Think it just hit recently so it may be a while before it gets to the streaming services.Fuzzy Dunlop said:Junkhead said:
A little thing called "the movie theater".
Thanks! Hadn't heard of it and thought it may be on Netflix. I'll wait until it hits Amazon or Netflix.
Holy sh*t. This was phenomenal. Just endlessly fascinating, with so many crazy twists and turns. It wasn't really on my radar - I had seen only a few positive reactions on Twitter - but this thread reminded me of it, then the 94% RT score convinced me to see it. So incredibly glad I did. It's funny, heartbreaking, and even somewhat profound. Best documentary I've seen in quite some time. Absolutely seek it out if you can.
I seriously cannot stop thinking about this movie.
That is all.
That is all.
TCTTS said:
I seriously cannot stop thinking about this movie.
That is all.
Yeah, I've found myself telling everyone I know about it.
Ha, same. I've texted a bunch of family and friends in the past hour or so, telling them to see it. And NOT to watch the trailer beforehand. I hadn't seen the trailer prior to the movie, just watched it, and it definitely gives too much a way. Even though there's a still a decent amount it doesn't touch.
Just got out of it. Very interesting. I quite enjoyed it, holy crap, what a f-ed up thing to do to people.
Wife seems to be having a hard time with it, but she's a twin...
Wife seems to be having a hard time with it, but she's a twin...
Pretty good.
Yelnick McWawa said:
My favorite part is how #3 gets many more effeminate qualities. The scene where Andy McDowell seduces him is hilarious.
Underrated movie
So let me get this straight....there are triplets that are born and then each 1 is given to a different set of parents without the parents knowing...what about the original mother who thought she was having triplets? Did she then end up with 3 different kids where none of them were hers biologically? I know, see the movie....
----ok, just watched the trailer. I was picturing some kind of shuffle where Mom #1 still ended up with 3. Sounds like she didn't know she was pregnant with 3 and was only given 1.
Don't typically go to the movies for a documentary, but with MoviePass I might just go see this one.
----ok, just watched the trailer. I was picturing some kind of shuffle where Mom #1 still ended up with 3. Sounds like she didn't know she was pregnant with 3 and was only given 1.
Don't typically go to the movies for a documentary, but with MoviePass I might just go see this one.
The birth mother gave all 3 up for adoption. The adoption agency decided to use the kids as guinea pigs and intentionally placed them with different families while continuing to study them. NO ONE had any idea that they were triplets, except for, I assume, the BM who had nothing to do with them after birth.
This is out on Amazon now. Watched it tonight based on rave reviews here and was not disappointed. Check it out if you haven't seen it.
Yelnick McWawa said:
My favorite part is how #3 gets many more effeminate qualities. The scene where Andy McDowell seduces him is hilarious.
She touched my Pepe Steve.
Not sure how I missed this. Very intrigued and will need to check it out
Just finished the documentary. I don't know how I missed the lack of Eddie talking in the beginning. Maybe because there was so much else being thrown at you.
I believe I studied about this in my psych courses. Not this "case" in particular, but some of of the eff'd up human studies done on children and twins for the sake of nature vs nurture.
And by the way, the kids and movie maker clearly had someone they blamed for one of the kids decisions at the end. Did y'all notice that?
I believe I studied about this in my psych courses. Not this "case" in particular, but some of of the eff'd up human studies done on children and twins for the sake of nature vs nurture.
And by the way, the kids and movie maker clearly had someone they blamed for one of the kids decisions at the end. Did y'all notice that?
That aspect turned me off a bit. They took a really complicated issue and tried to tie things up with a simplistic explanation. Felt like it derailed the ending.
I noticed it but I was thinking maybe he just didn't want to participate Or maybe that he died of natural causes.chiken said:
Just finished the documentary. I don't know how I missed the lack of Eddie talking in the beginning. Maybe because there was so much else being thrown at you.
I just watched this. What a great documentary. It was much darker than I expected. As a father of twins I couldn't imagine what those guys went through.
I'll check it out. Probably watch it with my triplets. Would it be okay to watch with young teens?
There was some minor cursing and talk about sex and drugs. But, nothing major. It is a dark documentary that really makes you wonder about humanity (not in a good way). I will leave it at that since anything more may ruin parts of it.
Just finished it. Great take on nature vs. nurture. (You think nature is winning, then you realize they just made the case for nurture in the last 20 minutes.) Plus it had the intrigue of the study being protected by "powerful people" which they didn't dive as far into that as I hoped. Kudos for finding the old folks who were connected to the study and getting their (self-protecting) perspectives.
If you like documentaries, you'll like this one. Better than most, though I wouldn't put it up there with Magnus or What Happened Miss Simone?.
If you like documentaries, you'll like this one. Better than most, though I wouldn't put it up there with Magnus or What Happened Miss Simone?.
Just finished this and it's pretty infuriating honestly.
I knew nothing in terms of story going in and it's a pretty sharp roller coaster ride. I didn't see any of the sinister stuff coming, so it came as a shock to say he least. Seeing the first act unfold it's completely believable to see how they could make a documentary about 3 brothers finding each other and making a life but after that the fun just ends.
And I didn't see it mentioned here, but that old lady research assistant who lives in La Jolla needs to be punched in the face. I know she's old as hell but her complete lack of remorse, all the way up to the end where she didn't seem to care that there are still people out there not knowing they had a twin, made me wish for something very painful to happen to her.
I knew nothing in terms of story going in and it's a pretty sharp roller coaster ride. I didn't see any of the sinister stuff coming, so it came as a shock to say he least. Seeing the first act unfold it's completely believable to see how they could make a documentary about 3 brothers finding each other and making a life but after that the fun just ends.
And I didn't see it mentioned here, but that old lady research assistant who lives in La Jolla needs to be punched in the face. I know she's old as hell but her complete lack of remorse, all the way up to the end where she didn't seem to care that there are still people out there not knowing they had a twin, made me wish for something very painful to happen to her.
I heard about this when it was in theatres but never got to see it.
FYI if you're wanting to watch it but dont want to drop $3 to stream, it is airing on CNN this Saturday (2.2) night at 8 and 10.
FYI if you're wanting to watch it but dont want to drop $3 to stream, it is airing on CNN this Saturday (2.2) night at 8 and 10.
notedexpresswrittenconsent said:
I heard about this when it was in theatres but never got to see it.
FYI if you're wanting to watch it but dont want to drop $3 to stream, it is airing on CNN this Saturday (2.2) night at 8 and 10.
watched it last night. very well done. felt bad for the old man at the end.
Really interesting documentary.
Also, two more twins have discovered one another after seeing the film. What an effed up thing to do to people.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/24/health/three-identical-strangers-twins-reunited/index.html
Also, two more twins have discovered one another after seeing the film. What an effed up thing to do to people.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/24/health/three-identical-strangers-twins-reunited/index.html
It was interesting but far from phenomenal IMO. Worth watching.
Saw it on a flight last week and enjoyed it, didn't get too excited because, you know, flight movie. But was describing it to someone just yesterday and found myself going on for way too long, a sign I was pretty into it and there were a lot of interesting points raised. The mystery of what's in the files, not to be revealed until 2066, makes it all the more intriguing .
Finally watched. Just heartbreaking.
What was the "alleged murder" one of the boys was accused of before they met each other in 1980?
What was the "alleged murder" one of the boys was accused of before they met each other in 1980?
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