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The Subject

  • 2020
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
312
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Jason Biggs and Nile Bullock in The Subject (2020)
A successful documentary filmmaker is haunted by his last film, which captured the murder of one of his subjects, an African American teenager in Harlem. Struggling with lingering feelings of guilt while trying to focus on a new project, he becomes increasingly frustrated with a stranger who is videotaping his every move. A timely film that not only explores the relationship between an artist and their subject but also the uncomfortable reality of race and class among those who seek to be aware when they are confronted with their own privilege. Expertly written and directed, with powerhouse performances from Jason Biggs and Aunjanue Ellis. This is an absolute must-see movie.
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Logline: THE SUBJECT follows a successful white documentary filmmaker dealing with the fallout from his previous film which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. Now, someone films his ... Read allLogline: THE SUBJECT follows a successful white documentary filmmaker dealing with the fallout from his previous film which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. Now, someone films his every move, threatening his idyllic life.Logline: THE SUBJECT follows a successful white documentary filmmaker dealing with the fallout from his previous film which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. Now, someone films his every move, threatening his idyllic life.

  • Director
    • Lanie Zipoy
  • Writer
    • Chisa Hutchinson
  • Stars
    • Jason Biggs
    • Nile Bullock
    • Anabelle Acosta
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    312
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lanie Zipoy
    • Writer
      • Chisa Hutchinson
    • Stars
      • Jason Biggs
      • Nile Bullock
      • Anabelle Acosta
    • 15User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Jason Biggs
    Jason Biggs
    • Phil Waterhouse
    Nile Bullock
    Nile Bullock
    • Malcolm Barnes
    Anabelle Acosta
    Anabelle Acosta
    • Jess Rivas
    Lacy Allen
    Lacy Allen
    • Jogger
    Nick Abeel
    • Jake
    Zack Calhoon
    Zack Calhoon
    • Tony
    Hilary Townsend
    • Kwame Mom
    Caleb Eberhardt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    • Kwame Johnson
    Brian McManamon
    Brian McManamon
    • Peter
    Giovanni Andradé
    • Kwame Friend
    • (as Giovanni Hanniford)
    Trey Cruz
    • Malcolm Friend
    Romano Johnson
    • Malcolm Friend
    Javier Smith
    • Malcolm Friend
    Ivan Moore
    Ivan Moore
    • Langston
    Dominic Marcus
    Dominic Marcus
    • Jimmie
    Daniel Carreau
    Daniel Carreau
    • Ralph
    • (as Dan Carrow)
    Demone
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    Alexander Saliba
    Alexander Saliba
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    • Director
      • Lanie Zipoy
    • Writer
      • Chisa Hutchinson
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    8mjanssens26

    Good film

    This is a good film about a bunch of flawed characters where someone ends up dying. We are left to decide who's to blame for the incident and whether or not that person could have stopped the death from occurring.

    The actors are all great and give fine performances and though it's a lower budget film, the productions values are good. Saw this on Tubi and wasn't going to watch it but decided I'd give it ten minutes to hook me. The movie ended up having me hooked right up until the end. Jason Biggs was great. I didn't find this movie to be woke at all. The film is about guilt and forgiveness, not wokeness.
    3blobzy

    Boring, Uneventful, and Forced plotlines

    This movie is objectively not good. It is basically just a film student's big dreams of having a grand movie about racial divide in America and the morality of documenting people in suffrage. But then you disfigure that idea and make bad casting calls along with awful writing.

    The movie has plot lines which in essence make zero sense. The casting feels forced, along with the writing. The entire ambience of the film is trying to really jam in how the main character is benefiting off a black teen's death but never really taking into account that the entire situation is basically completely out of the main character's control. He is attempted to be played off as a standard white male with clear insecurity issues but instead played off as an insufferable rich film student who "went to school for this" as is humbly stated several times. I can't really tell what the goal of the movie is other than movie critic bait for having such a "diverse" cast and "important" writing.

    To anyone who isn't a paid critic or your standard film student critic trying to feed his own ego off an objectively bad movie, the writing is bad. The main character makes questionable decisions particularly involving a three year relationship he is in. There is no real way to put it, the movie is just objectively bad. The cinematography is pretty solid, the way the documentary to actual cinematic scenes contrast is great but the writing kills the movie and any potential it had to actually be worth something.

    TL:DR

    This movie makes zero sense and should not be watched under any circumstances, it's standard wannabe "white man meets black culture" garbage.
    7qjfnqdyj

    Captures seriousness of urban reality

    I think this movie does a great job of capturing the seriousness of urban reality well. I like the rawness of it and that it potentially reach people who are capable of making a difference. Honestly though, I would have thrown more diversity in there. It's a little too stereotypical and doesn't focus enough on other aspects of how it is living that Kim of lifestyle. I think it would be better if they showed the perspective of more people in terms of watching things unfold through out the movie I fell like this has the potential to encourage people to make an effort in educating themselves about the importance of taking everyone's life seriously. Still good though.
    1MovieCriticOnline

    Wokeness gone awry

    What did I just watch? Seriously, what was it? It's like they took a bunch of woke tweets and made a movie out of it. Why on Earth did Jason agree to act in this? He wasn't right for this at all and a bad script didn't help. The "documentary" was so poorly executed. I know it was a low budget, but a low budget doesn't mean.

    They included every stereotype in this film. This was like a youtube web series.

    The scenes went on too long and were unengaging. It was just unbearable to watch. Please no more woke films. There have been done and done much better in the past. Time to make f=some fun movies again.
    8gsantonas

    Loved this film

    I was so impressed with this film. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was extremely heart felt and engaging. I liked the mix of documentary style and cinematic. It was beautifully shot. The writing was really good as well as the score. I hope this does well and many people see it. I think it is extremely poignant for these times.

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      • October 13, 2022 (Portugal)
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