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Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

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In the final comedy special of her historic career, Ellen gets candid about fame, parallel parking and life since getting "kicked out of show business."
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Judy Berman TIME Magazine 10/01/2024
DeGeneres promised to 'talk about it' in For Your Approval, her farewell stand-up special. Unfortunately, she has nothing of value to say. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe 09/27/2024
If you like DeGeneres, and it’s hard not to (unless you worked for her, apparently), all this is enjoyable viewing. Go to Full Review
Matthew Creith TheWrap 09/26/2024
However it’s perceived, one thing is certain: Ellen DeGeneres’s honesty shines through, making her incredibly, candidly and hysterically relatable. Go to Full Review
Clare Martin Paste Magazine 10/04/2024
4/10
A wishy-washy hour that asks us to care about DeGeneres again, without giving us any reason to in the first place. Go to Full Review
Joy Press Vanity Fair 09/27/2024
A jokey non-apology that offers little in the way of vulnerability or insight. Go to Full Review
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Franklin M @Romulus 3d It's sad to see how hypocritical people can be. See more matthias s @Thescreenasvor Jun 16 **★☆☆☆☆ (1.5 stars)** *Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval* feels more like *For Your Endurance*. I went in out of pure curiosity—how bad could it be? Answer: pretty bad. I liked her as Dory, sure, but real-life Ellen? Not so charming. The crowd was weirdly hyped, cheering like she cured cancer after every smug remark. It felt like a gaslit fever dream. She talks about getting "cancelled" like she’s proud of it—zero remorse, all victim complex. I came for a glimmer of accountability, maybe a genuine apology. Instead, I got 70 minutes of eye rolls and nose exhales, with maybe 15 minutes of passable stand-up buried beneath a thick layer of self-pity. I didn’t even *want* to laugh, and when a joke landed, I felt gross for chuckling. If this was her redemption tour, it missed the off-ramp. See more Julie L May 7 My second time watching this show and loved it even more than the first time! It was funny, candid, heart warming, clever, witty and vulnerable. My husband loved it also. We miss her!! See more M H Mar 31 It's just not that good. Ellen was funnier when I was watching her growing up. I wish her retirement movie amounted to more. I think its all the phones these days and people seeing more comedians on the internet. See more Lane M Mar 21 blaming others for her actions, Was not funny at all. See more Ricardo D Mar 16 Not funny, Ellen plays the victim for being fired from her own show for being a horrible and mean person. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the final comedy special of her historic career, Ellen gets candid about fame, parallel parking and life since getting "kicked out of show business."
Director
Joel Gallen
Distributor
Netflix
Genre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2024
Runtime
1h 10m
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