Still Bill

2009

1h 18m

Documentary

Biography

Music

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100%

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6 Reviews

93%

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250+ Ratings

Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack compose a portrait of soul legend Bill Withers through performance footage, a journey to the musician's birthplace and interviews with friends, family and colleagues.

Cliff Doerksen

Chicago Reader

Handsome and agreeable.

Feb 11, 2010

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Still Bill is about a man who topped the charts, walked away from it all in 1985 and is pleased that he did.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 11, 2010

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Mike Hale

New York Times

Much of the biographical documentary Still Bill, about the singer Bill Withers, is pleasant and even moving.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 27, 2010

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Steven Sheehan

The Digital Fix

Like the man himself, Still Bill is an unfussy portrait, showing a self-taught artist grateful to have made the most of his abilities.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 27, 2020

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A captivating, insightful, revealing and surprisingly moving documentary.

Rated: 8.95/10

Jan 31, 2010

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Audience Member

Certainly interesting and worth watching. However beyond a couple of nuggets this film didn't present anything I found particularly outstanding or compelling, perhaps the ordinary nature of Bill's life is what some viewers find so outstanding. I was disappointed there wasn't more music/performance footage.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

A good documentary on Bill Withers, and how he lives by his own rules. He walked away from the music business in 1985 and appears to be comfortable in his retirement.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

I love Bill Withers. Didn´t know about his struggles and how humble he is. Lovely man.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Just wonderful all the way around

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

A very moving and entertaining biographical documentary of the great soul singer Bill Withers. Despite not having released any music for about 20 years he still is at the top of my play-list.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Great doc about a true living legend that did not let the industry make him crazy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack compose a portrait of soul legend Bill Withers through performance footage, a journey to the musician's birthplace and interviews with friends, family and colleagues.

Director: Damani Baker, Alex Vlack
Producer: Damani Baker, Jon Fine
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m

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