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Being Mary Tyler Moore

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Chronicling the vanguard career of Mary Tyler Moore, weaving her personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, highlighting her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of women who came after her.
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Being Mary Tyler Moore is an entertaining yet unflinching documentary which blends celebration with candor, using Moore's own voice to illuminate both her joyful cultural legacy and the complexities beneath her carefully crafted public image.

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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 06/06/2023
Even if you don't have personal connections [to Mary Tyler Moore], it will resonate. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 05/27/2023
2.5/4
An agreeable, bog-standard bio-documentary that will probably leave you a weepy mess if you have any emotional corner in your heart reserved for Laura Petrie, Mary Richards, or even chilly Beth Jarrett from “Ordinary People.” Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry CNN.com 05/26/2023
As these productions go “Being Mary Tyler Moore” doesn’t quite catch fire, but it does provide a warming glow in celebrating a signature talent who did, indeed, make it after all. Go to Full Review
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 12/09/2023
4.5/5
Biopicture with film clips showcasing the multi-talented pioneering tv and film actress. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ 10/20/2023
4/5
As James Adolphus’ entertaining, enlightening, insightful and emotional two-hour look at the multi-storied life and career of Mary Tyler Moore reveals, the journey to landing the role of Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show hadn’t exactly been smooth. Go to Full Review
Michael Clark Epoch Times 08/12/2023
4.5/5
Moore was a complex and imperfect person who was never afraid to portray characters with the same traits. She lived a life that yielded great rewards, but it also included significant devastating setbacks. “Being” offers a near-perfect balance of both. Go to Full Review
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Nick E. @nicksmovies93 Jul 17 An endearing look at a television icon. See more Dena B 10/22/2023 Love Rob Reiner infinity. See more Alan W 07/20/2023 Conventional and chronologically structured biographical account of the actor/performer charting her rise to fame through two classic U.S. sitcoms of the 60s and 70s, HBO Max's Being Mary Tyler Moore juxtaposes her modern portrayal of, first a housewife to Dick Van Dyke and then as an independent career woman in her own show, with the rise of feminism and how the portrayal of women pivots, at least on the small screen, to play tribute to a pioneering TV career. Beyond that, the film is more descriptive and less penetrating, especially with her personal life and her marriages which feels a little fudged over. However, for someone like me, who only has a passing knowledge of her as I've not really grown up with her shows, it serves as a fascinating but perhaps cursory introduction to the groundbreaking actor's life and work. See more Scott Toaden M 07/01/2023 I love MTM. This doc was a disappointment. It was 2 hours that could have been under 45 minutes. It was pretty jumbled and it looses it's focus several times not knowing what kind of documentary it wants to me. It is fun to watch for the audio clips from her and many celbs and people they knew her (mostly without video). This one is for the fans and people just wanting to look at women icons of 60s/70s to waste some time but it drags on . .. . Most disappointing is how it wastes so much time on repeating things and skips over important information. For example it mentions MTM's diabetes but doesn't talk about it till the end and it focuses on that for long time repeating things . . . Also mentions MTM Enterprises but none of the other shows they produced or how she worked with people on other shows. . . . it also skips over many issues she had. It just wasn't good and was a let down. See more Megan e 05/28/2023 I really admire Mary Tyler Moore. I did not grow up watching her shows, but I've realized, and it was really highlighted in this documentary, how much of what I watched in the last forty years was inspired and followed her lead. Definitely worth watching! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Chronicling the vanguard career of Mary Tyler Moore, weaving her personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, highlighting her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of women who came after her.
Director
James Adolphus
Producer
James Adolphus, Debra Martin Chase, Andrew Coles, Laura Gardner, Rishi Rajani, Ben Selkow, Lena Waithe
Distributor
HBO
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films, Fifth Season, Hillman Grad
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2023
Runtime
1h 59m
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