Is Kim's Video violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kim's Video easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kim's Video scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Kim's Video end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Kim's Video

Name: Kim's Video
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2023
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: David Redmon, Kim Yong-man, Vittorio Sgarbi, Isabel Gillies, Robert Greene

Cinema is a record of existence.

Directed by David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

Produced by Carnivalesque Films, Fremantle Documentaries

202389 min6.9 / 10

A loving documentary portrait of an eccentric video store curator and the cinematic sanctuary he built for New York's film lovers over three decades.

Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles had access to a vast treasure trove of rare films thanks to Kim's Video, a small empire run by Yongman Kim, an enigmatic character who amassed more than fifty thousand VHS tapes.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries Bittersweet Family Stories Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Workplace Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Documentary History

Keywords

New York City Video Store Manhattan, New York City Vhs Tapes

Questions people ask

Is Kim's Video violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Kim's Video easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is Kim's Video sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Kim's Video scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Kim's Video end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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