Remake

Name: Remake
Duration: 1 h 54 min

1hr 54m

4.0/5 (874)

1hr 54m
4.0/5 (874)

Ross McElwee explores time and memory through footage of his son Adrian, weaving their shared filmmaking past with an unfinished Hollywood remake of Sherman's… More Details »

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Release Date:

Jul 10, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 54m

Synopsis

Ross McElwee explores time and memory through footage of his son Adrian, weaving their shared filmmaking past with an unfinished Hollywood remake of Sherman's March, creating a meditation on loss and documentation.

Moviegoers are saying

Ross McElwee's 'Remake' transforms decades of intimate family footage into a devastating meditation on grief after losing his son Adrian to a fentanyl overdose. Critics are deeply divided - some call it 'pure raw grief made art' while others question the ethics of such unflinching documentation, creating one of the year's most emotionally challenging and controversial documentaries.

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RATINGS 21 FANS

4.0

Jul 29, 2026

ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH the works of Ross McElwee knows the man on pretty intimate terms. He’s spent four decades filming himself and the people around him, often to their annoyance and our amusement. The autobiographical approach to the many subjects he explores fills each…

71 Likes

Carl Russo

Jul 14, 2026

Yeah this was an extremely moving portrait of Adrian and Ross’s life over the last 30 years, appreciated that there’s still some levity sprinkled throughout but yeah it’s horribly devastating to watch. This and Blue Heron would make the saddest double feature ever but…

68 Likes

Jared Gilman

Jul 10, 2026

Ross McElwee’s new documentary, “Remake,” which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, suggests, by its very title, a return of sorts to a prior property. Such market expectations wouldn’t be wholly wrong: the film began as a making-of project of Steve Carr’s hopes for…

69 Likes

Robert Daniels
Jul 3, 2026

People who film everybody they know are like, "why does everyone hate me? Maybe if I keep filming them I'll find out."

65 Likes

Jack Moulton

Jul 27, 2026

I am very hesitant to whip out my phone and take videos of my kids, no matter how cute they are being. I'm too judgmental of friends who constantly post every minor thing their kids do or say onto Instagram stories and I worry about the long term effects of children growing…

37 Likes

Chad Hartigan

Jul 21, 2026

This movie is so deeply personal and heartfelt, and it’s about a tragedy that actually befell the maker of the film, that it feels strange to rate it with stars, so I won’t. It must be a parent’s worst nightmare to see your child become addicted to drugs and subsequently…

34 Likes

lastrowcenter
Sep 2, 2025

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Giants Squids

51 Likes

Bernardo Paganelli

Jul 27, 2026

56/100 Criticizing this documentary in any way, to any degree, feels uncomfortably like walking up to the deceased's father at a funeral and asking "That's the tie you picked?" (Rest of the review, along with everything else I write, available via ultra-cheap…

29 Likes

Mike D'Angelo

Sep 5, 2025

I don’t remember ever having such mixed feelings about a film. It’s a deeply personal and emotional piece of art but I also believe it to be very troubling. Ross McElwee is honest, yes. He does show his weakest moments quite bravely but there is a part of this film that’s…

45 Likes

Adam