Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

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With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.

• Released: 2020-01-23
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 149 votes

Directed by Kirsten Johnson.

Top cast

• Richard Johnson as Self
• Kirsten Johnson as Self
• Isla Sierck as Self
• Jed Sierck as Self
• Felix Torres as Self
• Viva Torres as Self
• Raymond Damazo as Self
• Michael Hilow as Self
• Michael Melton as Self
• Joanne Reiner Tucker as Self

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Where to watch Dick Johnson Is Dead

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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