Alive Inside
Music is the strongest form of magic
Music is the strongest form of magic
Documentary
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2014
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Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
74 min
Release date:
18 Jan 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
12 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Music here seems to have a miraculous power to lift up, to awaken, to reinvigorate.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
21 Aug 2014
fresh:
Equal parts heart-wrenching and heart-lifting ...
– Barbara VanDenburgh,
Arizona Republic,
14 Aug 2014
rotten:
The movie effectively bullies you into feeling good; with its hard sell and superfluous CG imagery, it might as well be a superhero movie.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
7 Aug 2014
fresh:
The movie is at its best when documenting the reactions of various patients, which in some cases is nearly miraculous.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Aug 2014
fresh:
Alive Inside is a small but vibrant miracle. The documentary finds hope and joy in one of our nation's bleakest settings, nursing homes.
– David Hiltbrand,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
1 Aug 2014