The insufferable, pretentious jam band makes this cliche documentary a joke not worthy of a Spinal Tap comparison. ST was in on the joke, the National was not.

After a ridiculously strong first half, where a brother of a famous rock star goes on tour with his band hired as a roadie, but secretly wants to make a film about the band, this movie sort of tapers off in the second, post tour. As a matter of fact, when that happens, I was sort of shocked, because the most interesting thing was this guy's reactions to being on tour with this band. So how is he going to follow up? We get into a little bit of family life, depression and filmmaking, but I'm sorry. It's just not cutting it.

Masterpiece. Pure. Love. Tom talking about Matt's bad dream is one of the best scenes I have ever seen in a movie. And it's also this movie's perfect conclusion.

Pretty good movie! Very entertaining to watch even when you don't know the National. It gets very personal and close to the band and into the mind of Tom.

I'm not a huge supporter of music documentaries but this was very interesting. The brother lost in the limelight and struggling to find his own place may sound tiresome but this film has a lot of heart. The behind the scenes portrait of one of the greatest and critically acclaimed bands of the last ten years. The film is overly long and never over stays its welcome, the interaction between the brothers are very hilarious and uncomfortable at times. The scene where the older brother is questioning why the younger brother has left a bowl of cereal in the bathroom is priceless. By the end you are swept up in the brothers search for meaning and are provided insight into a band who has managed to avoid mainstream popularity for their duration. 21-07-2017.

A documentary that didn't go as planned, and was better than planned. "About Brothers first, music second" - IMDB user

What a brilliant, brilliant film. Funny, awkward, touching, and all in all, amazingly heart-warming. Sheer genius.

Accidentally revealing - Mistaken for Strangers isn't referring to The National's song of the same name. It has a lot more to do about the relationship between two brothers that couldn't be more different.

Great doc on great indie band The National

I'm not even really familiar with The National, but I loved this movie. Tom and Matt are like 2 sides of one person. We all want to be like Matt but we're much closer to Tom. This was a disarmingly human movie that will make your heart explode.

what a delightful surprise of a documentary!

It's a rock doc, but not really. It's about the indie rock band The National but you don't have to be a fan to enjoy it. It's not really about the band or their music, more like the relationship between two brothers. And it's quite meta in a non-pretentious way (if that's even possible) as it's a documentary about making a documentary. Worth a watch for the sake of something different.

So great. More than a rock documentary, this is an authentic story about brotherhood. I want to watch it again right now.

My problem with these kind of things is that they feel a bit staged. I'm sure there were genuine moments but the editing makes it feel forced. I did like that it was a documentary about the brother's relationship as opposed to a tour-doc. I hope Tom isn't such a slacker as he makes himself out to be. It'll be interesting to see what he's doing in 10 years time.

A really moving rock-doc one need not be a fan of the subject to enjoy. (Having said that... being a fan of The National can only be a good thing.) This fun, watchable film in by turns a moving meditation on family, and a living example of the healing power of creativity.

Like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Pretty awesome documentary overall. I really didn't expect it to be any good and was pleasantly surprised. As well, I had never heard of this band before, not necessarily my type of music but I liked what I heard. Tom is a guy we all know, maybe a guy we are all at times. A likable fellow that can to no awareness of his own, ruffle feathers and mess things up even though his heart is in the right place. The dynamic of this film captured how we can all feel insignificant despite our efforts. Tom you are talented and you showed it with this documentary for sure.Ostensibly while looking at the band and its creative process we are given a beautiful look into the organic process of the brother and how he sabotages himself along the way and comes out the other end with a great movie as the result.

Mistaken For Strangers is a perfect example of how crucial movie editing is. Great movie!

Insightful backstage footage, but the film lacks structure and more importantly isn't engaging.

I'm biased, but I would have liked to see more.