Summary
A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Metascore85
Letterboxd · 136 K ratings4.0/5
User score8.0
IMDb7.8
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +32 min on the typical 96
typical 96128Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
+8Released
2015
July 2, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Academy Awards2016
- Documentary (Feature)2016Won
- Documentary Feature Film2016Won
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 1
- Asif Kapadia Director, Writer
Production · 5
- Adam Barker Executive Producer
- Jamie Edgerton Executive Producer
- James Gay-Rees Producer
- Tarn Harper Production Accountant
- George Pank Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Jake Clennell Director of Photography
- Ernesto Herrmann Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Chris King Editor
- Paul Ensby Digital Intermediate
Sound · 17
- Antonio Pinto Original Music Composer
- Andy Shelley Supervising Sound Editor
- Stephen Griffiths Supervising Sound Editor
- Greg Mailloux Sound Recordist
- Tim Cavagin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- William Miller Sound Assistant
Visual Effects · 2
- Laura Pavone Color Designer
- Aurora Shannon Color Designer
Other crew · 5
- Kelly Osbourne Thanks
- Bryan Adams Thanks
- Jools Holland Thanks
- Matt Curtis Title Graphics
- Miranda Jones Post Production Supervisor
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