SPOILER: Very interesting. As a developmental psychologist, the only ethical issues seem to be whether they would tell them about it after, because I suspect that triplets aren't likely to be adopted, so the agency split them up for their own good, and not because they wanted to perform the study. It seems like telling everyone they have a twin is definitely the right move at this point though. Tacked-on happy ending about nurture though.

I thought this was a very interesting documentary movie. It was a fascinating story and mostly told well. It just lost a star for me because it left out so much about their lives after their initial burst of fame. And with all the footage of them in their prime, I found it annoying that they showed a lot of clips multiple times instead of new clips.

Tão absurdo que beira o irracional, trés gêmeos separados por conta de um experimento que nunca foi publicado se mantém num sigilo (até 2065) absurdamente imortal, sem justificativa ou precedentes… Inúmeros casos, alguns suicídios, e me arrisco a dizer leiga e irresponsavelmente que apesar de criações adversas a genética se manteve firme nos casos citados, em que os gêmeos eram incrivelmente parecidos nas suas subjetividades, e o que matou Eddy e afetou os outros foi a separação… Estupendo...

Clicked on because I was curious and then couldn't stop watching

It gets a little too saccharine in some of its conclusions, especially when you consider all the dark turns the narrative takes, but perhaps that is an effort to rebuke the cruelty inflicted on these people. Regardless its a compelling narrative.

Three Identical Strangers tells a truly incredible true story. And one of the strangest things is that it has been revealed and reported on multiple times in past, yet I hadn't heard about it. Nevertheless, it really makes you ponder about nature vs. nurture, and how far is too far when it comes to scientific research. However, while this documentary starts out with jaw-dropping revelations which lead to heart-breaking events, the film begins to lose some steam near the end when it's trying to explain the why of it all. Still, I'm going to be thinking about Three Identical Strangers for a while.

Heart breaking and at times uplifting story. An amazing doco that has plenty of twists and moments that will keep you emotionally invested in it's participants.

Very interesting movie.

This is a fascinating documentary. Its one of those stories whereby the truth seems stranger than fiction, you could say. Its fascinating mainly because its true. If your interested in human nature and the impacts of adoption on siblings separated at birth, then I would highly recommend watching this. However, it did leave me with a number of unanswered questions, which it would seem no-one could answer due to what we discover during the film. I'll say no more so as not to spoil it for anyone but if you don't like unanswered questions, then this may not be for you but otherwise its a thought provoking, intriguing watch.

Is it nature or nuture? That is a question that philosophers have pondered for years. In the 60s, psychologists in America began conducting experiments with unwanted identical twins to gather more evidence. This documentary tells the story of 3 identical twins who were separated at birth and miraculously reunited. The footage of their absolute joy as young men discovering they had a double and then a treble is heartwarming. The media caught onto the story and the boys became overnight sensations. Things take a darker twist when they realise they were all part of an experiment. I can see why it would hurt but I don't think the researchers motives are that bad. The boys would have been split up anyway and the researches didn't do much to cause harm. The boys were placed in various backgrounds with a view to seeing how they would develop. Initially they seemed to be extremely similar based on manerisms and even smoking the same cigarettes. They similarities are likely physical and also coincidental and not that important. As it develops and they get to know each other the differences in their personalities become more apparent. It transpires that a father was a disciplinarian who didn't share much bond with his son. That caused the son to suffer from depressive episodes and was enjoyed the reassurance and looked for stronger connections with other people including his new found brothers. An interesting case study with a very human story and some moral issues for us to debate. The findings though are that nurture play a more defining part in the development of our personalities.

Spellbinding. Simply a must.

Rapaz...que história absurdamente curiosa. Falar mais do que isso é spoiler.

Documentario ben girato su una storia vera e incredibile.

Fantastico. Un documentario che inizia con un tono leggero e divertente e finisce con una intensa riflessione sul libero arbitrio. I temi che vengono sollevati nella seconda parte sono imponenti, e raramente vengono esplorati così nel dettaglio in un film documentario. Nel complesso, un film impressionante, perfetto nella realizzazione tecnica, coerente nel messaggio che vuole lasciare.

This is an extraordinary and very moving story about how a group of identical triplets, separated at birth and given up for adoption, find each other by a chance of fate. As if that weren't incredible enough, it transpires that they were separated as part of a decidedly unethical social experiment. The unbelievable story is told in a fairly standard documentary style which allows the individuals involved to speak for themselves in archive and contemporary footage. This tale has some dark, tragic and upsetting aspects as we learn of the struggles that the brothers had upon their reunion and newly found celebrity status as they tried, and in some cases failed, to reconcile the events of their past.

A amazing true story. Not the same old subject of most documentaries. This film is a big surprise of subject matter. Heartwarming.

One of the best documentaries I have ever seen in my years on this earth!

Incredibile storia in un crescendo di interrogativi.

Interesting and sad and frustrating.

Truly incredible true story about Jewish Twins & Triplets in NY city from the 60's and yet disturbing at the same time.