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Katy Perry: Part of Me

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Filmmakers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz follow wildly popular singer Katy Perry during her yearlong California Dreams tour. During 124 sold-out shows in arenas around the world, the constant camera presence creates both a front-row seat and a backstage pass as Perry performs for thousands of fans, then returns to the reality of her everyday life. Interviews with family and friends complete the picture, as Perry gives her all onstage, then faces the pressing personal challenges that await.
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Katy Perry: Part of Me succeeds on the strengths of the pop star's genuine likability, inspiring work ethic, and dazzling stage show, even if it plays somewhat like a PR puff piece at times.

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Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics Jan 9, 2017
2/5
Katy Perry: Part of Me is a commercial, not a diary entry -- and it sticks, far too often, to an already-decided-upon script. Go to Full Review Dana Stevens Slate Jul 6, 2012
We're left with zero sense of what she's really like as a granddaughter, sister, boss, or friend. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Jul 6, 2012
2/5
[It] isn't so much a movie as a canny, inoffensive slice of brand management and marketing. And as such, it's not half bad. Go to Full Review Mara Reinstein Billboard Jan 26, 2024
While Part of Me reveals a number of personal moments, the most endearing are the silly ones... Go to Full Review Andrew Todd Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 1, 2019
Like fans at a concert, the movie and its audience are a feedback loop of shrieking adoration for a figure who's probably tired of them. And hot diggity damn, is it riveting to watch. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Apr 11, 2019
B-
I'll concede it all probably went down easier for me because I'm a fan of her work, but I think this is a good enough that you don't have to know any of her music to appreciate her story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sillyicyfemale Dec 27, 2025 Looks like a girlboss See more julio césar s @RT45684575 Oct 4, 2024 Serious? This is so shallow and horrible See more Xavier R @RT07028282 Oct 4, 2024 Hermosa, como todo lo que hace Katy 💋💋💋 See more Andres C @RT77248736 Oct 3, 2024 O documentário nos traz a parte humana da Katy, onde o artista fora das câmeras também uma vida pessoal e as mesmas frustações que nós. See more CS P @RT41687880 Oct 3, 2024 Para um filme sobre turnê, é agradável. See more Blue G @RT55736746 Aug 18, 2024 This movie is so touching, i can feel her pain and what she had gone through. Katy Perry is a strong woman and i'll always love her See more Read all reviews
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Dan Cutforth

Director

Jane Lipsitz

Director

Katy Perry

Self

Lexie Contursi

Self

Brandee Evans

Self

Rachael Markarian

Self

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Synopsis Filmmakers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz follow wildly popular singer Katy Perry during her yearlong California Dreams tour. During 124 sold-out shows in arenas around the world, the constant camera presence creates both a front-row seat and a backstage pass as Perry performs for thousands of fans, then returns to the reality of her everyday life. Interviews with family and friends complete the picture, as Perry gives her all onstage, then faces the pressing personal challenges that await.
Director
Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Producer
Brian Grazer, Katy Perry, Martin Kirkup, Bradford Cobb, Steven Jensen
Distributor
Paramount Insurge
Production Co
Insurge Pictures, Perry, Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, MTV Films, Direct Management Group
Rating
PG (Language|Brief Smoking|Some Suggestive Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 5, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Datasat
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