Finders Keepers (2015)
86%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: NA
As bizarrely hilarious as it is insightful, Finders Keepers is a stranger-than-fiction gem of a documentary that transcends its oddball trappings
Finders Keepers is the kind of documentary that makes you wonder how on earth someone came up with this idea. Two men fighting over a severed leg? It sounds like a joke, but it’s a real story that’s both hilarious and heartwarming. The filmmakers did an excellent job of finding the humanity in this absurd situation, and the result is a film that’s as delightful as it is bizarre. It’s definitely worth a watch, even if you’re not a fan of documentaries. Who knew taxidermy could be so touching?
Production Company(ies)
Independent Film Channel, Channel, Four Fourth Floor Pictures,
Distributor
The Orchard
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
High River, Alberta, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1984
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 24m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2015
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, Finders Keepers, amputee, mummified leg, entrepreneur, auction, Bryan Carberry, J Clay Tweel, Andrea Carberry, George Carberry, Ed Cunningham, Adam Gibbs, Seth Gordon, R rating, box office, The Orchard, reviewed by Walter V Addiego, Noel Murray, Dan Fienberg, Moira MacDonald, Nell Minow, Peter Keough, Kip Mooney, David Bax, Michael J Casey, Morgan Rojas, M Faust, starring John Wood, Shannon Whisnant, directed by Bryan Carberry, J Clay Tweel, produced by Bryan Carberry, Ed Cunningham
Worldwide gross: $1,467,396
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,297,018
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,216
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 468,595
US/Canada gross: $1,467,396
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,297,018
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,843
US/Canada opening weekend: $865,207
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $2,533,610
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,179
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $7,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $20,498,300
Production budget ranking: 1,354
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $11,038,334
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$27,239,616
ROI to date (est.): -86%
ROI ranking: 1,935
J. Clay Tweel – Director
Andrea Carberry – Executive Producer
George Carberry – Executive Producer
Bryan Carberry – Producer
Ed Cunningham – Producer
Director(s)
Bryan Carberry, J. Clay Tweel
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Bryan Carberry, Ed Cunningham, Adam Gibbs, Seth Gordon
Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (1)
It’s a richer portrait than we might expect in an abysmal era of reality TV.
December 21, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It’s a complex portrait of class conflict, sad family legacies, and the dangerous allure of the spotlight.
December 21, 2015
Noel Murray
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
Finders Keepers has the sort of plot that no screenwriter in his or her right mind would ever dream up.
December 21, 2015 | Rating: A-
Dan Fienberg
HitFix
TOP CRITIC
Filmmakers Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel, over the film’s quick 84 minutes, find some humanity and pathos in the story, which eventually takes an unexpectedly heartwarming turn.
October 8, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
You might not think that a documentary about two men fighting over a severed leg would be funny, touching, and insightful, but it is.
October 1, 2015
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
What starts out as a freak show ends up a poignant tale of tragedy, redemption, and the boon of taxidermy.
October 1, 2015
Peter Keough
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Its focus on the humanity underneath the absurdity keeps it from being an historical footnote.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: B+
Kip Mooney
Central Track
Finders Keepers inspires raucous laughter and is a worthwhile expenditure of time and ticket cost on the strength of that alone.
January 14, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension
Finders Keepers is as delightful as it is bizarre.
July 2, 2019
Michael J. Casey
Boulder Weekly
Directors Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel have really found a needle in a haystack with Finders Keepers.
November 9, 2018
Morgan Rojas
Cinemacy
I doubt I’ll enjoy any movie I see in the rest of 2015 as much as Finders Keepers.
October 11, 2017
M. Faust
The Public (Buffalo)
“Maintains a brilliant balance of comedy and tragedy.”
September 3, 2017
Christopher Campbell
Nonfics…
Plot
On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy. The train ride turns into far more than Michael bargains for.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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