The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

1h 51m

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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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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

Dec 31, 2020

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.

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Ed Power

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Dec 31, 2020

3/5

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.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Dec 31, 2020

B

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.

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

Oct 11, 2022

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

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Aug 22, 2022

4/5

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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

4/5

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

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Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing Mar 18, 2026

An excellent documentary of The Bee Gees and their musical journey through the decades. It is very well directed and executed.

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Michelle H

@RT06766607 Apr 2, 2025

I am in a Documentary Club and all 8 members found this well done with great footage, interviews and an insightful/detailed look into the band, spouses, other musicians and the music brought back vivd memories of my favorite songs of the 80's..A MUST SEE

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Dec 23, 2023

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

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Vincent R

@RT20611549 May 30, 2023

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

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Michael W

@mawilps Jan 29, 2023

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.

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B. B

@b.b.2026 Oct 31, 2022

A must watch for any Bee Gees fan.

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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: Jeanne Elfant Festa, Nigel Sinclair, Mark Monroe
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Production Co: White Horse Pictures, Kennedy/Marshall, Polygram Entertainment, Diamond Docs
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2020
Runtime: 1h 51m

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