The Princess

TV-PG

2022

1 hr. 40 min.

Documentary

Biography

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85%

88 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

Told in the present tense, this documentary draws on recently revealed testimony and rarely seen archival footage to immerse viewers in the most iconic moments of the princess's life.

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Critics Consensus

The Princess may not add anything truly new to its subject's story, but in recontextualizing the details of her public life, it forces the viewer to rethink them.

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Michael W

This documentary was great. The entire crew did a fantastic job on bringing the story of Princess Diana to life. It was very dramatic, shocking, and tragic to see what happened from the time she married Prince Charles to her tragic death. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It's a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/26/23

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Jun S

This film will give the generations who didn't know exactly about the princess Diana good opportunity to see who she was and what had been happening to her.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/22

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jill c

Another rehash and -yet- it still manages to be good. Better than many.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Camilla Long

Times (UK)

A serious documentary, not royal-baiting frippery. It approaches Diana not as an effervescing work of cultural and emotional whimsy but a historical figure, a living, breathing woman.

Aug 25, 2022

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

While well-edited, the collection of clips with no context or narration ends up seeming pointless, and rather hypocritical.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 19, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

“The Princess” is absorbing and surprisingly intimate, given the sources Perkins used. But it’s also a cautionary tale, which lets no one off the hook.

Aug 19, 2022

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Anna Miller

Filmotomy

The Princess is a well executed documentary that tackles the tragedy of Diana Spencer. It shines a light on the beauty she brought into the world, as well as the beauty she ultimately left in her wake.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 26, 2023

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

This documentary film is a remarkable glimpse of the relationship between the subject, the media, and their audience.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

The style keeps us from seeing the humanity, which is by design and still limiting.

Sep 20, 2022

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Synopsis

Told in the present tense, this documentary draws on recently revealed testimony and rarely seen archival footage to immerse viewers in the most iconic moments of the princess's life.

Director: Ed Perkins
Executive Producer: Nancy Abraham, Will Clarke, Lisa Heller
Production Co: Lightbox, Home Box Office (HBO)
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)

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