Is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Name: Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose, Kirby Dick, Kathe Burkhart, Rita Valencia

Directed by Kirby Dick

Produced by Sick-the Life and Death of Bob Flanagan-Supermasochist

199790 min7.0 / 10

A raw, unflinching documentary portrait of a man who transformed terminal illness and bodily suffering into art, defiance, and meaning through unconventional means.

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.

Clusters

Mental Illness Caregiving Death and Dying Taboo Sexual Relationships Disease Outbreak Movies Funeral And Mourning Traditions

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Funeral Fetishism Sadomasochism Terminal Illness Disease Bdsm

Questions people ask

Is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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