How to Die in Oregon

<h2 id="release">Release</h2>
<p>The film was released in January 2011 at the <a href="/facts/27th_Sundance_Film_Festival/S8LWIYy4">27th Sundance Film Festival</a> and began airing on <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> later in the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Peter Richardson, a native Oregonian, got the idea to produce the film as the state's law was upheld by the <a href="/facts/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States/rJHothwW">Supreme Court of the United States</a> in the 2006 case <a href="/facts/Gonzales_v._Oregon/LMWQlItg">Gonzales v. Oregon</a>.
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<h2 id="critical-reception">Critical reception</h2>
<p><i>How to Die in Oregon</i> was well received by critics, currently holding a 100% "fresh" rating on <a href="/facts/Rotten_Tomatoes/rLs7ktSY">Rotten Tomatoes</a> based on 10 reviews.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentaries at the <a href="/facts/27th_Sundance_Film_Festival/S8LWIYy4">27th Sundance Film Festival</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.howtodieinoregon.com/">Official website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715802/"><i>How to Die in Oregon</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_die_in_oregon"><i>How to Die in Oregon</i></a> at <a href="/facts/Rotten_Tomatoes/rLs7ktSY">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li></ul>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Awards</th></tr><tr><td>Preceded by<i><a href="/facts/Restrepo_(film)/8w6wdrr5">Restrepo</a></i></td><td> <a href="/facts/List_of_Sundance_Film_Festival_award_winners/5noAda9A">Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary</a>2011</td><td>Succeeded by<i><a href="/facts/The_House_I_Live_In_(2012_film)/UsHB12Yy">The House I Live In</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Lowe, Justin (January 28, 2011). "HBO documentary probes Oregon's euthanasia law". Reuters. Retrieved January 30, 2011. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-film-oregon-idUSTRE70R15420110128" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-film-oregon-idUSTRE70R15420110128</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"How to Die in Oregon". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 7, 2020. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_die_in_oregon/" target="_blank">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_die_in_oregon/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Levy, Shawn (January 29, 2011). "'How to Die in Oregon' takes top documentary prize at Sundance". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 30, 2011. <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2011/01/how_to_die_in_oregon_takes_top.html" target="_blank">http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2011/01/how_to_die_in_oregon_takes_top.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Fowler, Brandi (January 29, 2011). "Sundance Goes Wild for Like Crazy; How to Die in Oregon Nabs Top Honors". E! Online. Retrieved January 30, 2011. <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b223267_sundance_goes_wild_like_crazy_how_die.html" target="_blank">http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b223267_sundance_goes_wild_like_crazy_how_die.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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