It's been nine years since the shocking death of Heath Ledger,Watch The Hills Have Thighs (2010) full movie and a stirring new film composed largely of the actor's own footage brings back a lot of old emotions.

Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis and Derik Murray, I Am Heath Ledgerpremiered May 17 on Spike, and to no one's surprise, hit audiences right where they felt it most.

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Reactions ranged from your average dose of tears to proper devastation and rumination on Ledger's tragically short life -- he was 28 when he died of a drug overdose.

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