Val
2021 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 7.2 · 83% critics
For more than 40 years, Val Kilmer documents his life and craft through thousands of hours of film and video. The documentary blends home movies and behind-the-scenes material with time spent in major roles, offering a raw, unflinching look at an artist living to extremes, at times hilarious and tender.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-07-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (223 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy deeply personal artist profiles and are curious about how craft and life intertwine in Val Kilmer’s own footage; Not for you if you want a light, conventional documentary like Spielberg.
Pros: raw, personal access; inspiring highs; funny and heartfelt | Cons: can feel very dark; uneven viewer appeal; heavy subject matter
Themes
- biography
- home movie footage
- archive footage
- struggling actor
- family photo
- amateur footage
- actor
- cancer victim
- fight against cancer
- biographical documentary
Cast & crew
Val Kilmer
as Self
Jack Kilmer
as Self / Narrator
Mercedes Kilmer
as Self
Joanne Whalley
as Self