Tabloid

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  • Opened July 15, 2011 (Limited 7/15)
  • 1 hr 28 min
  • R | Sexual content and nudity
  • One of America's top documentary filmmakers, Errol Morris, turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney. She's a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young Mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in England in 1977. The unbalanced McKinney is interviewed extensively, particularly about her ambition to write a memoir telling her side of the tale. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Joyce McKinney, Jackson Shaw, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Kent Gavin, Jin Han Hong
  • Director: Errol Morris
  • Genres: Documentary

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by movieloveratl

Expect to watch one crazy woman interviewed for what seemed like an eternity. Easily the most boring movie I can ever remember watching!...

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by Robin Charleston

Fascinating, weirder than fiction true story of a bizarre 1970s era escapade/debacle and the life of the even more bizarre protagonist. Entertaining from beginning through the end....

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by johnfrank

Great fun! You will laugh, cry, and really understand the meaning of denial on so many levels!...

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Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

It is a spellbinding enigma, and one of the damnedest films Morris has ever made. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

At 88 minutes, Tabloid is short and sweet (it's pure movie candy), but by the end we've forged an emotional connection to Joyce McKinney at the deep core of her unapologetic fearless/nutty valor. And that's what really makes a great tabloid story: It's a vortex that's also a mirror. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

There's nothing mean-spirited, or judgmental, about the way Morris goes about his business - he must have been kicking himself with glee as one bizarre strand of the story unravels to reveal the next. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

It's a guaranteed good time at the movies. Read full review

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Joyce Mckinney as seen in ``Tabloid.''