The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

1h 51m

Documentary

Music

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Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb find early fame in the 1960s and go on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits. This film follows the group's meteoric rise as they navigate the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.

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Critics Consensus

Blessed with the Bee Gees' discography and director Frank Marshall's concise thesis, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is a poignant documentary that persuasively argues the trio's importance in music history.

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Presents the group as a microcosm of a half century of pop music and a study in the serendipity of the creative process, the eternal miasma of family relationships, the protean nature of identity, and the evanescence of success.

Dec 31, 2020

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Ed Power

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart was a solid documentary about the falsetto-fuelled siblings, but suffered slightly from a misleading title.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 31, 2020

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Tom Long

Detroit News

It's well-directed by uber-producer Frank Marshall; it has sharp comments... and it likely will offer some surprises to many unaware of the sheer scope of the Bee Gees career.

Rated: B

Dec 31, 2020

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

Brings it all back and then some. By the end you’ll need another Kimberly-Clark product — Kleenex.

Oct 11, 2022

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

The Bee Gees' flamboyance is superficial and easy to shoot down. The catalogue of great songs is another matter entirely.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Marshall’s movie is about a lot more than great careers and great music.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Audience Member

Great biopic. Flixster won't let me say my true thoughts about the commentary after the book burning.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Vincent R

This is a really good documentary about the BeeGees you must watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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Michael W

This showbiz documentary was very good. The entire crew did a spectacular job on bringing the story of one of the greatest music bands of all time, The Bee Gees. It goes into specific detail on their childhood, how they got started, and all of their greatest hits as a group. It even documents on what they did after the band stopped performing, which was very interesting. If you're an HBO Max member, you should watch this documentary sometime. It's a definite must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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B. B

A must watch for any Bee Gees fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/22

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dave d

It's some warts, but overall it is a mostly rosy look back at the greatness and brilliance of the Bee Gees through the eyes of the last Gibb brother and several modern day musicians who were influenced by the art of the over 1000 songs that have come from the mind of the Bee Gees either for themselves or many others. It's the soundtrack of many lives and it should leave you with a smile. Sprinkled in are other band members through the years, spouses and archived interviews with the two Bee Gees no longer with us. If you're a fan of music or the group, it's a must-see film! Final Score: 9/10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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kevin c

Career spanning documentary about The Bee Gees, who, in the late seventies were arguably the biggest band in the world and just a scant few years later, their career took a strange turn when anti disco movements halted their career as a group. Really fascinating documentary from their start in Australia to being signed and dealing with fame after their first number one hit. Great interviews with the band themselves as well as family, former band mates, Eric Clapton and so many more. Very comprehensive and engaging.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Frank Marshall

Director

Barry Gibb

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Robin Gibb

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Maurice Gibb

Self

Andy Gibb

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Mark Monroe

Writer

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Synopsis

Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb find early fame in the 1960s and go on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits. This film follows the group's meteoric rise as they navigate the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.

Director: Frank Marshall
Producer: Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Steve Barnett, Nicholas Ferrall, Cassidy Hartmann, Ryan Suffern
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Production Co: White Horse Pictures, Diamond Docs, Kennedy/Marshall, Polygram Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2020
Runtime: 1h 51m

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