Mistaken For Strangers
March 2014
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Ann Hornaday
The best thing about Mistaken for Strangers, a new documentary about the band the National, is that you don't have to be a fan to enjoy it.
Owen Gleiberman
The finest rock doc since Anvil: The Story of Anvil.
Ben Rayner
Very "meta," very funny and very, very touching.
Sheri Linden
For all their obvious differences, the bond between affable Tom and laser-intense Matt reveals itself in ways both subtle and profound.
Chris Talbott
Alternately hilarious, cringe-inducing, inspiring, depressing, stupid and profoundly intelligent.
Jeannette Catsoulis
"Mistaken for Strangers" is, like its maker, scruffy, undisciplined and eager to be loved. The big surprise is how easy it is to comply.
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Ann Hornaday
The best thing about Mistaken for Strangers, a new documentary about the band the National, is that you don't have to be a fan to enjoy it.
Sheri Linden
For all their obvious differences, the bond between affable Tom and laser-intense Matt reveals itself in ways both subtle and profound.
Chris Talbott
Alternately hilarious, cringe-inducing, inspiring, depressing, stupid and profoundly intelligent.
Jeannette Catsoulis
"Mistaken for Strangers" is, like its maker, scruffy, undisciplined and eager to be loved. The big surprise is how easy it is to comply.
Josh Modell
If you admired The National-and particularly Matt Berninger-before, Mistaken For Strangers will humanize him more than his cryptic lyrics ever could.
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74 minutes
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