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The Reason I Jump
Directed by
Jerry Rothwell
NR
2020
82m
Documentary
,
Drama
7.4
97%
76%
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Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.
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Cast of The Reason I Jump
Jordan O'Donegan
Narrator
David Mitchell
Self
Donna Budway
Self
Emma Budway
Self
Jeremy Dear
Self / Producer
Joss Dear
Self
Aarti Khurana
Self
Amrit Khurana
Self
Stevie Lee
Self / Producer
Benjamin McGann
Self
Bertra McGann
Self
Jestina Penn-Timity
Self
Mary Penn-Timity
Self
Ronald Penn-Timity
Self
Elizabeth Vosseller
Self
Jim Fujiwara
The Boy
Jerry Rothwell
Director
Naoki Higashida
Writer
Al Morrow
Producer
The Reason I Jump Ratings & Reviews
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
'Jump" reveals the reality of life for those on the autism spectrum and debunks a lot preconceptions. What a lovely film.
Third Coast Review
Lisa Trifone
The Reason I Jump finds dazzling and moving ways to visualize the internal...
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Informative documentary on autism.
Common Sense Media
Sandie Angulo Chen
Powerful, insightful docu about people with autism.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Chase Hutchinson
The Reason I Jump transports the audience into the minds of its subjects, a film flooded with warmth and compassion.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Lael Loewenstein
A beautiful film that goes very deeply into autism and makes these people come very much alive.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
By opting for a measured and more humble approach, "The Reason I Jump" solidifies as less of an instructive solution than an empathetic work of encouragement.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The Reason I Jump will be revelatory for viewers who know little about the subject, and affirmative for caregivers and parents of children on the autism spectrum.
Vox
Alissa Wilkinson
While it's tricky for a neurotypical person (such as myself) to know how well it succeeds - as Mitchell says, "neurotypicals are rubbish at understanding anything that is not neurotypical" - I do feel like it reaches its aims.
Jaredmobarak.com
Jared Mobarak
Hopefully audiences will see The Reason I Jump and acknowledge the ways in which they can help too. Understanding is the first step.
AV Club
Beatrice Loayza
It's a blatantly didactic film, yet its focus on advocacy feels justified given the misconceptions that continue to dominate society's understanding of the autism community.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
It's a leap of faith that is deeply rewarding.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
Especially poignant for any parent who worries about the future of a challenging child, "The Reason I Jump" beautifully blends the insights of Higashida's writing with the external-world realities of these families.
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
The movie version of The Reason I Jump does not successfully illustrate what its title promises, but rather generalizes about a sensitive topic to the point of inadvertently making it seem more unapproachable.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Their struggle is heroic, and this superb documentary has more heroes than any blockbuster would dare to put on the same screen.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
The portraits are moving and informative.
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson
While director Jerry Rothwell's globe-trotting, visually ambitious film can't take us into this world, it does an excellent job of helping us better understand it through the eyes and thoughts of five autistic children.
Slant Magazine
Derek Smith
The film weaves together the stories of five mostly nonverbal autistic teens to present a rich tapestry of the autistic experience.
Variety
Guy Lodge
It's as emotionally piercing as it is beautiful to behold...
The Hollywood Reporter
Leslie Felperin
Instead of a literal adaptation, Rothwell's film is a supplement, an echo, a response that enriches the experience of the original work.
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