David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Name: David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 15, 2023
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, David Holmes

2023

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HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): November 15, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, David Holmes

Summary: Gymnast David Holmes played Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the Harry Potter films until a tragic on-set accident left him paralyzed. With his life turned upside down, David's extraordinary spirit of resilience becomes a source of strength and inspiration to everyone around him.

Director: Dan Hartley

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Brian Lowry

Nov 15, 2023

Alternately uplifting and devastating, a warm reminiscence about the Harry Potter franchise and a glimpse into child stardom, it’s finally a tribute to its namesake, who concludes that he’d “better tell my story, or it won’t be told.” Read full review

John Anderson

Nov 15, 2023

Much of what makes “The Boy Who Lived” special are the inexplicable ways people respond to the unexpected, and the randomly tragic, and whether they stick around when it would be much easier to vanish, as if by wizardry. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 15, 2023

“The Boy Who Lived” provides an unusual behind-the-scenes portrait of how life goes on after movies are made. Read full review

Hanna Flint

Nov 15, 2023

Not a deeply probing Hollywood documentary but filled to the brim with fun behind-the-scenes footage. The Boy Who Lived is a likable, grounded, and heartfelt portrait of a Harry Potter stuntman whose career was cut far too short. Read full review

Chris Vognar

Nov 15, 2023

The Boy Who Lived lacks the complexity and frisson that might have set it apart in an increasingly crowded documentary field, or pushed it beyond its feel-good parameters. Read full review

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