The Bridge

Name: The Bridge
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 27, 2006
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 58

2006

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IFC Films | Release Date: October 27, 2006 | R

Summary: More people choose to end their lives at the Golden Gate Bridge than anywhere else in the world. The Bridge offers glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind. The fates of the 24 people who died at the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004 are linked together by a 4 second fall. (IFC)

Director: Eric Steel

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The film avoids theorizing about why the bridge should exert such a hold over the imaginations of suicides all over the world, but Steel's dramatic cinematography, particularly the distorted telephoto shots that make the bridge loom even larger than it already does in life, provide one answer. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

The real item under consideration here is the movie itself, and the bottom line is that it lands in a humane place. True, any viewer will go in with a certain curiosity, ghoulish or otherwise, about what it's like to jump off a bridge, and yet the overall effect of the film is broadening. To see it is to dread the bridge jumps and to come away with a feeling of compassion and empathy. Read full review

Premiere Ethan Alter

This is one movie that's guaranteed to linger in your mind after you leave the theater, whether you want it to or not. Read full review

Dana Stevens

You leave The Bridge with a new appreciation for your (relative) mental stability and a vow to make the most of your brief, ephemeral life. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

The Bridge crosses a disquieting line. Read full review

Jim Ridley

Ghoulish documentary. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

This is a new form of obscenity that might be called suicide porn. It's not just the voyeuristic surveillance that's obscene, but the use of suicide footage as counterpoint to other stories as they're told. Steel shows no special insight into the subject, though even that couldn't justify such hideousness. Read full review

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SarahC

Oct 26, 2006

A movie of phenomenal proportions. Goes down as one of the most powerful, moving and spectacular director performances and epic journeys, of all time. It is in no way dull, only edge of your seat horror, and pure blockbuster brilliance that will drive people insane. A instant classic and a A movie of phenomenal proportions. Goes down as one of the most powerful, moving and spectacular director performances and epic journeys, of all time. It is in no way dull, only edge of your seat horror, and pure blockbuster brilliance that will drive people insane. A instant classic and a IFC gem. This movie is literally unforgettable and poignant.… Expand