Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

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Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

2021

54m

Documentary

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Honoring the "everyman" creator, Charles "Sparky" Schulz, "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" is an Apple Original Documentary that celebrates the significance and global multi-generational popularity of the comic strip and its timeless artistry and design to profile the man whose simple characters would touch the lives of millions through the decades and become beloved cultural icons. Narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and featuring interviews with Jean Schulz, the widow of Charles Schulz, along with Drew Barrymore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Billie Jean King, Paul Feig, Ira Glass, Noah Schnapp, Miya Cech, Keith L. Williams, Chip Kidd, Lynn Johnston, Robb Armstrong and more, the documentary interweaves a new animated story that follows Charlie Brown on a quest to discover himself.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

ABC Radio (Australia)

Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is a love letter to not just Schultz, but to the very particular kind of humanity that his cast of children embodied, none more so than the long-suffering but always hopeful Charlie Brown himself.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 2, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

A suitably warm and breezy love letter.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 24, 2021

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Somehow the corporate gleam only accents how singular the Schulz worldview was, eternally fair-minded, embracing of misfittery.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 23, 2021

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Denise Pieniazek

Metacultura (AR)

As mentioned at the beginning, the main essence of Peanuts is human values and feelings, and the focus of the feature film coincides on this issue. The documentary highlights the philosophical potential of the comic from its beginnings...

Rated: 8/10

Dec 28, 2023

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

A fuzzy blanket of goodness for Peanuts fans.

Sep 20, 2022

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Stephen Silver

Appleinsider

Fans will love the nostalgia factor in the new Apple TV+ documentary, but it could have easily been hours longer and still not covered everything.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 2, 2021

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Teddy B

Heartwarming and incisive enough documentary that is heartily interspersed with animated segments that don't overstay their welcome. Charles. M. Schulz's interview on some of the last days of his life is especially gut-wrenching and provide a more personal connection between himself and the characters of his strips,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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ahmad m

A great documentary giving gratitude to Charles M Shultz, creator of the Peanuts strip. It features what he said himself about the comics, takes the views of those who were close to him, and notable figures who were impacted by it, and how the comic strip speaks to the world as a whole.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ma'ark t

I would have liked this to dig a little bit deeper. However, it was a very slick and brief explainer of things.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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spencer p

Lighter than what I would have hoped for, this latest retrospective of "Sparky"'s life and the milestones of Peanuts' history is nonetheless still a happy time for the fans in all of us.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Loved the movie with the history and evolution of each character shown, great to see the man behind the cartoons i loved was a caring and humble human being.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

I thought it was really good! I like how they combined a Charlie Brown story and documentary in one. It was cool how they showed the comics and also use used them as a transition. I would definitely recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/21

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Synopsis

Honoring the "everyman" creator, Charles "Sparky" Schulz, "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" is an Apple Original Documentary that celebrates the significance and global multi-generational popularity of the comic strip and its timeless artistry and design to profile the man whose simple characters would touch the lives of millions through the decades and become beloved cultural icons. Narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and featuring interviews with Jean Schulz, the widow of Charles Schulz, along with Drew Barrymore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Billie Jean King, Paul Feig, Ira Glass, Noah Schnapp, Miya Cech, Keith L. Williams, Chip Kidd, Lynn Johnston, Robb Armstrong and more, the documentary interweaves a new animated story that follows Charlie Brown on a quest to discover himself.

Director: Michael Bonfiglio
Producer: Marcella Steingart
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2021
Runtime: 54m