Summary
This personal portrait of the British singer-songwriter, filmed by his cousin Murray Cummings, follows this modest performer’s creative process as he writes a new song from scratch that will entrance millions.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 57Audiences 80GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer73%
Metascore41
Audience score94%
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 709 ratings3.6/5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −12 min on the typical 96
typical 9684Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 53 countries
Released
2018
August 17, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Murray Cummings Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Production · 4
- Stuart Camp Executive Producer
- Stefan Demetriou Executive Producer
- Kimmie Kim Producer
- Alejandro Reyes-Knight Associate Producer, Editor
Editing · 1
- Ben Wainwright-Pearce Editor
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