Film · 2017

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Name: Whitney: Can I Be Me
Genre: Documentary, Music, Biography
Released: 2017-06-16
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner, Merv Griffin, Mike Tyson, Oprah Winfrey

Directed by Nick Broomfield · starring Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner and Merv Griffin

1 h 45 min
Documentary · Music · Biography
UK USA
Released in the UK 15 June 2017

7.1 Critics4 reviews

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Synopsis

Since she was fifteen, Whitney Houston started into de music world. She loved to sing and dance, and she started to work with some musical artist like Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls, and Jermaine Jackson. In 1983, she was hired by Clive David's Artista Records. An in that moment, she began a excesses: she did drugs, drank, had love affairs and had a lot of different scandals. This documentary tells the story of her life, how she became a superstar and how she falls until she died. It has been realized with archive footage of herself, her family, and her friends.

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Runtime: 105 min1 hour and 45 minutes
Box office: £93,867in UK

How long is Whitney: Can I Be Me?: 1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Whitney: Can I Be Me released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 15 June 2017.
Who directed Whitney: Can I Be Me?: Nick Broomfield.
Who is in Whitney: Can I Be Me?: It stars Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner, Merv Griffin and Mike Tyson.
Where can I watch Whitney: Can I Be Me?: In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
How much did Whitney: Can I Be Me make?: It took £93,867 in UK.

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Director: Nick Broomfield
Writers: Nick Broomfield
Producers: Nick Broomfield, Gracie Otto

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What the critics say average 7.1 from 4

8.3 IndiewireJude Dry The film?s main triumph is in crafting a convincing narrative with a clear point of view. Read
8.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman It just has a story to tell, and it does that incredibly compellingly. Read
6.0 EmpireHelen O'Hara An informative but incomplete look at Whitney Houston?s life and death, this will frustrate fans as much as it fascinates them. Read