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Leaving Neverland

2019

Dan Reed

Documentary, Self: Wade Robson, James Safechuck

6.2

2,786

Documentary At the height of his stardom Michael Jackson began long-running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families. Now in their 30s, they tell the story of how they were sexually abused by Jackson, and how they came to terms with it years later.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[A] devastatingly powerful and convincing testimony that Michael Jackson was guilty of child sexual abuse (...) [It] is no thriller, but it’s undeniably a kind of true-life horror movie."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"A harrowing sit (...) What Reed wants to do is give Robson and Safechuck a safe place to share their experience as they want to and if that required four hours of screen time, so be it."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"You’ll never listen to Michael Jackson the same way again. In fact, you may never listen to Michael Jackson again at all (...) The film is ultimately able to transcend its basic functionality."	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"A bombshell (...) A portrait of a man who was many things to many people, and how that image may not sync up with what some folks want to believe."	POS
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Reed has crafted an impressive four-hour doc (...) The power of 'Leaving Neverland', however, may be defined in its own legacy."	POS
United Kingdom	Jane Mulkerrins Telegraph	"What elevates Reed’s film beyond simple, lurid headlines are the interviews with both men’s families (...) whose contributions paint a picture of a structured, sophisticated and well-practiced campaign (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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