Name: Newtown
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-12-25T19:14:57-08:00
Rating: 94

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Movie Info

Twenty months after a horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 elementary school children and six educators on Dec. 14, 2012, the small New England town is in a complex psychological tangle in the wake of yet another act of mass killing at the hands of a disturbed young gunman. The film provides access into the lives and homes of those who remain, all of whom have been indelibly changed by the events.

Genre:

drama, history, documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Kim A. Snyder
Producer:

Maria Cuomo Cole, Kim A. Snyder
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 7, 2016 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$13.0K
Runtime:

1h 25m

Cast & Crew

Sally Cox

Mark Barden

Kim A. Snyder
Director

Nick Stuart
Executive Producer

CarolAnne Dolan
Executive Producer

Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer

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Critic Reviews for Newtown

All Critics (36) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (2)

It feels like the closest thing to a tribute audiences can pay to the children and adults who died, and the town that continues to grieve them.

November 7, 2016 | Full Review…

Sophie Gilbert
The Atlantic
One needn't be a mother or father to be drawn in by what Snyder has captured in this quiet but powerful film. Just being human will do.

November 1, 2016 | Full Review…

Brian Lowry
CNN.com
Snyder's filmmaking is elegant but basic, and it needs not be more. She's not there to dazzle us. She's there to bear witness.

October 15, 2016 | Full Review…

Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
What comes through is that the survivors have in no sense reached "closure" -- that meaningless word. This is a movie about people trying to make sense out of the senselessness of what happened.

October 14, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
Snyder has chosen to make a documentary about collective grief. She's created a devastating cry from the heart of a crisis ...

October 14, 2016 | Full Review…

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
It's impossible to watch this film and feel no particular way about the killings.

October 7, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com
We see happiness unspoiled, our own unfulfilled potential, all the mistakes we never made.

January 5, 2021 | Full Review…

David Bax
Battleship Pretension
A harrowing and intimate visit to the place where the Sandy Hook massacre took place. [Full review in Spanish].

October 23, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Federico Furzan
Cinelipsis
Snyder's camera doesn't feel exploitative or didactic; it simply shows the faces and lives of people who have experienced the absolute worst and continue to endure daily life.

December 6, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Joel Mayward
Cinemayward
Newtown succeeds because of the powerful emotional story it tells; while it is incredibly gut-wrenching, it leaves viewers with a message of hope and unity, and a vital call to action.

January 31, 2018 | Full Review…

Jade Budowski
Decider
Be prepared for tearful commentary, which takes the place of vulgar sensationalism.

November 13, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Harvey S. Karten
Shockya.com
In her documentary Newtown, [director] Kim A. Snyder manages this Herculean task through present-day interviews with many directly affected. It is both uplifting and heartbreaking.

August 29, 2017 | Full Review…

Diane Carson
KDHX (St. Louis)