Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Movie · 205 min · ★ 7.4 · 91% critics
This documentary follows a legendary musician’s creative journey, tracing the path from early life and first influences to later years in the studio. Along the way, it explores how fame, performance, and personal drive shaped the music and the person behind it.
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Streaming on HBO Max.
3 hours to watch · 2 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-19
- Network
- HBO, Sky Atlantic
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 205 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (17 votes)
About
If you enjoy music documentaries that trace an artist’s life through their songs and creative choices, this should fit well; Not for you if you want a quick, purely concert-style watch like Western Stars.
Pros: wide-ranging life overview; focus on creative process; strong music legacy | Cons: limited outside perspectives; less on later life; may feel long
Themes
- concert
- rock 'n' roll
- musician
- legend
- 1970s
- biography
- singer
- pop music
- 1950s
- 1960s
- music
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
- AL
Alan Light
- VL
Victor Linn
as Self
- BM
Bill C. Malone
as Self
- PM
Portia Maultsby
as Self
- LS
Larry Strickland
as Self
- WZ
Warren Zanes
as Self
- GP
Gladys Presley
as Self (archive footage)
- PL
Preston Lauterbach
as Self
Priscilla Presley
as Self
Directed by Thom Zimny