Documentary portrait of John DeLorean, the brilliant automaker's rise to stardom and tragic, shocking downfall. To some he was a...
Documentary portrait of John DeLorean, the brilliant automaker's rise to stardom and tragic, shocking downfall. To some he was a renegade visionary, to others he was the ultimate conman. Interspersed with acted recreations, with Alec Baldwin playing DeLorean.
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92 %50 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %141 reviewsAudience score rating
"A tasty and satisfying look at the rise and fall of the self-styled auto magnate of the '70s and '80s"
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Variety
Variety"A biography that could have been reverse engineered from a Hollywood epic about the rise and fall of an auto-industry mogul."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Though Framing offers a more comprehensive look at a flamboyant subject's life, it doesn't entirely do justice to the tale, and the meta-movie nature of its dramatized scenes does little to help."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A smart, hook-filled blend of documentary and fictionalised re-enactments."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It is true that no movie can tell the full story of a man's life. But movies like this one can tell us something important about our own."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Like DeLorean, this documentary admirably is not afraid to take risks."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Why not make a borderline bat-bleep crazy docu-something of a film?"
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-TimesFraming John DeLorean | Details
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
