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Thank You for Playing

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Ryan begins working on a poetic video game to honor his son's life when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Critics Reviews

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 03/24/2016
In that final, gracefully handled note, the film again proves itself a mature meditation on the ordeal of tragedy, and art's capacity for helping us process it. Go to Full Review Justin Chang Variety 03/22/2016
A documentary that works as both an emotional portrait of a slow-motion family tragedy and a slippery inquiry into the therapeutic properties of making art. Go to Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 03/21/2016
Make no mistake: This film is a tear-jerker, taking an intimate look at one family's heartbreak and how their art moves people. Go to Full Review Nathanael Hood Screen Comment 12/28/2018
8/10
As an exploration of the human spirit, it is indispensable. Go to Full Review Dominic Barlow 4:3 04/05/2016
Recommended
Every conceivable thing is done to replicate the feeling of navigating the game short of placing a controller in our hands. Go to Full Review Tommy Cook Collider 03/21/2016
2.5/5
The documentary falls under the weight of its own despair, repeating this same solemn note, succeeding in honoring a boy's memory but unfortunately failing to move. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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03/29/2016 Very real and very touching. Ryan is very transparent and a great dad. See more 08/30/2015 Saw it screened at PAX 2015 and it was just a powerful documentary for me. Adding the fact that I also played the game, it was heartrending from start to finish and a beautiful testament to how tragedy can help with heart and how it is also something that connnects people. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Osit

Director

Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Director

David Osit

Screenwriter

Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Screenwriter

David Osit

Producer

Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Producer

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Thank You for Playing

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ryan begins working on a poetic video game to honor his son's life when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Director
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Producer
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Screenwriter
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Production Co
Kinematic Films
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 20m