Becoming Cary Grant

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Becoming Cary Grant

2016

1h 20m

Documentary

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Using an unpublished autobiography, filmmakers explore Cary Grant's life and career.

James Jackson

Times (UK)

A "window into his inner world" that was quietly superb throughout.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2018

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Jessica Kiang

The Playlist

And so Becoming Cary Grant falls into that disappointing category of a documentary that, in wanting to do its subject a favor, actually does him a disservice.

Rated: C+

Jun 12, 2017

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Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

The film has an interesting meditative pace and a kind of self-sufficient weight.

Jun 9, 2017

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

This masterfully made film is about the universality of our mere humanity, and how being the biggest star on earth can't heal a broken soul.

Jun 25, 2021

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

As a film lover and someone interested in human experience I thought it was great.

Rated: B+

Mar 12, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The revealing film takes us on a penetrating inner trip of the star and his turmoil about who he really is.

Rated: A-

Nov 16, 2018

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Audience Member

I grew up in the 80's so I can honestly say I have never seen a film with Cary Grant in it however I could not resist watching this documentary. I though it was quite interesting and well done

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

The LSD trip seemed to take away from the legend. It was informative for fans.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/05/17

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Audience Member

There is a lot of fascinating info here including some wonderful home movies. Unfortunately the editing is quite poor. There is very little continuity and almost no indication of the time of a clip and rarely any names. The constant showing of a man (his psychiatrist?) smoking while Cary is on a bed in an LSD trip gets silly after the first occurrence. Overall interesting but could have been way better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Mark Kidel

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Barbara Jaynes

Self

Mark Glancy

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Judy Balaban

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David Thomson

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Jonathan Pryce

Narrator

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Synopsis

Using an unpublished autobiography, filmmakers explore Cary Grant's life and career.

Director: Mark Kidel
Screenwriter: Mark Kidel, Nick Ware
Production Co: Yuzu Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 20m