Fresh
Pieces together an irresistible puzzle.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
2011 · 1h 26m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Jon Foy
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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
Overview
An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.
Director and cast
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65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Fascinating, accomplished and surprisingly emotional.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Filmmaker Jon Foy sets it to a thriller's pace, even contributing his own fateful score.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
This doc is interesting not because of the explanation, but because of the investigation.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Riveting, innovative and provocative are just three of the adjectives that never occurred to me while watching the documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles."
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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