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Mistaken for Strangers
Directed by
Tom Berninger
Not Rated
2014
75m
Documentary
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Comedy
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7.3
92%
85%
7.2
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Tom Berninger chronicles his time spent on the road as a member of the tour crew for The National, the rock and roll band fronted by his brother, Matt.
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Cast of Mistaken for Strangers
Matt Berninger
Self / Producer
Tom Berninger
Self / Director / Writer / Director Of Photography / Editor
Aaron Dessner
Self / Music
Bryce Dessner
Self / Music
Bryan Devendorf
Self
Scott Devendorf
Self
Brandon Reid
Self
Carin Besser
Self / Producer / Editor
Kyle Resnick
Self
Ben Lanz
Self
Padma Newsome
Self
Barack Obama
Self
St. Vincent
Self
Ira Kaplan
Self
Werner Herzog
Self (uncredited)
John Krasinski
Self (uncredited)
Will Arnett
Self (uncredited)
Emily Blunt
Self (uncredited)
Craig Charland
Producer
Julio Perez IV
Additional Editor
Mistaken for Strangers Ratings & Reviews
Film Comment Magazine
Jonathan Romney
A teasing essay on sibling tensions ... a backdrop for a gonzo self-portrait, a likeably self-deprecating music-biz counterpart to Louis C.K.'s TV shows.
MLive.com
John Serba
Ostensibly a behind-the-scenes tour document...but it can't detach itself from the point-of-view of its maker. So it becomes about itself. It's quietly ingenious that way.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
The best thing about Mistaken for Strangers, a new documentary about the band the National, is that you don't have to be a fan to enjoy it.
Film School Rejects
Kate Erbland
Mistaken for Strangers finds its footing in humor and good nature, and it's a thoroughly feel-good rock documentary with massive audience appeal, National fans or not.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
The finest rock doc since Anvil: The Story of Anvil.
CinemaBlend
Kristy Puchko
Both inspiring and profoundly entertaining.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
For all their obvious differences, the bond between affable Tom and laser-intense Matt reveals itself in ways both subtle and profound.
Associated Press
Chris Talbott
Alternately hilarious, cringe-inducing, inspiring, depressing, stupid and profoundly intelligent.
The Dissolve
Keith Phipps
If Mistaken For Strangers weren't a documentary, it might have worked as a high-concept comedy.
RogerEbert.com
Susan Wloszczyna
You don't have to be a fan of the band to be touched by these disparate souls. It does help if you have endured or been either version of these brothers-black sheep or golden child.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
"Mistaken for Strangers" is, like its maker, scruffy, undisciplined and eager to be loved. The big surprise is how easy it is to comply.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
...a witty, meandering story about a witty, meandering black sheep that never reaches beyond the average aspirations of its goofball star.
AV Club
Josh Modell
If you admired The National-and particularly Matt Berninger-before, Mistaken For Strangers will humanize him more than his cryptic lyrics ever could.
New York Daily News
Jim Farber
In the end, the film offers a portrait of fraternal commitment that's both strange and sweet.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
Not since "American Movie" has there been such an entertainingly clumsy, warts-and-all documentary about making a movie, this time courtesy of Cincinnati filmmaker Tom Berninger.
Paste Magazine
Tim Grierson
A lot of rock documentaries are in service of selling a fan base something, but not this one, which is funny, compassionate and incisive about family and art.
Village Voice
Simon Abrams
Mistaken for Strangers doesn't reveal anything about Tom but his own insecurity.
Slant Magazine
Kenji Fujishima
Adds up little more than an anguished man using the hook of following his famous brother in order to gaze, however critically, at his reflection for 75 minutes.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Funny and self-effacing doc says more about its maker's insecurities than the rock tour it chronicles.
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
With its wry humor and fantastic mix of music and images, this seemingly odd choice for Tribeca's opening-nighter could carve out a solid theatrical niche.
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