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IMDb rating 7.6
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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 6

...is an unusually open self-portrait of a classically handsome leading man...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
rated 5

It's hard to completely despise a prodigy who's been beaten up this badly by life...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Roger Moore
rated 8

It’s a vanity project that washes away the vanity...

Read full review at Movie Nation
Critic Benjamin Lee
rated 6

Val Kilmer’s life and career is illustrated via the actor’s own recordings in an often curious yet incomplete mosaic.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 8

...an intimate, unmissable portrait of an actor's life.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Richard Roeper
rated 9

...a fascinating documentary.

Read full review at Chicago Sun Times
Critic Leigh Singer
rated 8

Part playful scrap book, part poignant confessional, this documentary self-portrait reveals plenty about its subject.

Read full review at Little White Lies
Critic Tim Robey
rated 8

Illness has robbed Val Kilmer of his voice. But this moving documentary, compiled from decades-old home videos, gives it back.

Read full review at The Telegraph

Cast & Crew

Leo Scott
Director
Ting Poo
Director
Tom Sizemore
As Self (archive footage)
Oliver Stone
As Self (archive footage)
Sean Penn
As Self (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey
As Self (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon
As Self (archive footage)

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Val Kilmer, a Hollywood actor known for his iconic roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever, and The Doors, has documented his life and craft through thousands of hours of footage. This raw and original documentary reveals a life lived to the extreme, from home videos with his brothers to unforgettable moments on set. Join Val on a journey through his highs and lows, as he shares his unique perspective on what it means to be an artist and a complex human being.

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Val was released for streaming on August 6, 2021.