Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
2021 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 6.8 · 82% critics
A documentary decades in the making follows a filmmaker and close friend as he digs through extensive archives to craft a portrait of a groundbreaking writer. Along the way, the film explores the creative life, ideas, and legacy that made the author so influential.
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Streaming on AMC+ and Sundance Now.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-11-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (25 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intimate, archive-driven portraits of artists and their impact, similar to Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind or Batman & Bill; Not for you if you want a fast, plot-heavy documentary.
Pros: long-term personal access; rich archival material; thoughtful look at legacy | Cons: niche subject matter; reflective slower pace; limited broader context
Themes
- biography
- author
- social documentary
Cast & crew
Robert B. Weide
as Self
Kurt Vonnegut
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Waterston
as Self (voice)
Morley Safer
as Self
- EV
Edie Vonnegut
as Self
- BV
Bernard Vonnegut
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Robert B. Weide, Don Argott