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Gleason

Release Date: Friday, July 29, 2016 Limited

The hit documentary from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival goes inside the life of Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saints defensive back who, at the age of 34, was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years.

Director: Clay Tweel

N/A Documentary 1 hr, 50 m

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The hit documentary from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival goes inside the life of Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saints defensive back who, at the age of 34, was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years.

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The story of Steve Gleason, a former defensive back for the New Orleans Saints who was diagnosed with ALS at age 34 and given only five years to live. The doc uses his personal video journals to show just how inspirationally he lived following his diagnosis.
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The film's director Clay Tweel last directed Finding Keepers.

Director
Clay Tweel
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Producers
Kimi Culp
Scott Fujita
Seth Gordon
Kevin Lake
Tom Lavia
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Key Facts

  • Gleason made its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on July 29, 2016 to an overwhelmingly positive critical response. The film is rated 8.3 on IMDB and also “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes where it maintains a 96% Fresh rating.
  • The Amazon Original Movie Gleason will be available through Amazon Prime Video at no additional cost to Prime members on December 29 (12/20/16).
  • One of the most acclaimed documentaries to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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Changed Gleason movie production status. Aiming for a summer 2016 release.

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Runtime
1 hr, 50 m
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Language
English

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Gleason was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, July 29, 2016. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Cafe Society, Jason Bourne and Bad Moms. As a limited release, Gleason was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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  • Changed the US film release date from July 15, 2016 to July 29, 2016

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