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The Bridge

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The majestic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, it also is a beacon to people, struggling with depression, addiction or mental illness, who leap to their deaths into the waters of the bay. Filmmaker Eric Steel documents those suicides and interviews some of the victims' grieving survivors.

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Critics Consensus

Tactlessly morbid or remarkably sensitive? Deeply disturbing or viscerally fascinating? Critics are divided on Eric Steele's unique documentary on the Golden Gate Bridge, wonder of the modern world and notorious suicide destination.

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Dennis Harvey Variety May 9, 2007
Tales are dramatic; the interviewees poignant, and the images -- often following bodies all the way down to the water -- are startling and discomfiting. Go to Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Mar 8, 2007
3/4
The Bridge avoids reducing its subjects to types, and if the portraits painted are often recognizable -- the person who talks so much about suicide that those around him fail to take him seriously -- they are not repetitive. Go to Full Review The Times (UK) Feb 16, 2007
2/5
It's gripping viewing but you feel like a voyeur of somebody else's pain. After a while you may feel that you're watching a particularly scenic snuff film. Go to Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter May 19, 2020
For me The Bridge redeems itself with one unexpected outcome that, if not happy, is at least ongoing. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Cinemattraction Aug 7, 2018
The crowning achievement of this remarkable, respectful film is that it makes you wonder what you can do so that you never have to see it again. Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 28, 2009
None of the insights justifies the queasiness of the project Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Toivo M @RT72576416 Nov 6, 2025 Værd at binge. Jeg har set første sæson på to nætter med min mor før jul. Vi kunne ikke sove godt i en hel uge. Stor skandinavisk cinematik. Mørkt, foruroligende, nervepirrende og overraskende. Jeg ser den næste gang på dansk. See more Geke g @RT40239519 Aug 20, 2024 Multiple attributes in one movie See more Kae T @RT28472826 Aug 20, 2024 The subject of the movie is quite disturbing, but the message behind is very clear to the audience. Great movie! See more Bulgantamir B @RT36664197 Aug 2, 2024 The background was so well See more Munkhjargal A @RT28084692 Jul 28, 2024 The film was about a lighthouse for people struggling with addiction and mental illness who jump into the bay to die. Filmmaker Eric Steele documented these suicides and interviewed some of the victims' grieving survivors. See more Bahad j @RT27093708 Jul 27, 2024 This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.nc2 See more Read all reviews
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Eric Steel

Director

Eric Steel

Producer

Alison Palmer Bourke

Executive Producer

Evan Shapiro

Executive Producer

Peter McCandless

Cinematographer

Sabine Krayenbühl

Film Editing

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Synopsis The majestic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, it also is a beacon to people, struggling with depression, addiction or mental illness, who leap to their deaths into the waters of the bay. Filmmaker Eric Steel documents those suicides and interviews some of the victims' grieving survivors.
Director
Eric Steel
Producer
Eric Steel
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Easy There Tiger
Rating
R (Disturbing Content|Suicide|Some Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$179.8K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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