Whitney
2018 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · 81% critics
This documentary explores the life and career of singer Whitney Houston using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, and rare performances plus interviews from people who knew her best. It looks closely at key moments that shaped her rise to fame and the challenges she faced along the way.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-07-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (205 votes)
- Box office
- $4,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Whitney if you want an intimate, music-focused documentary with rare footage and heartfelt interviews; Not for you if you prefer a more balanced focus on Whitney’s own viewpoint or a slower, more detailed timeline like Billie or Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars.
Pros: emotional performances; engaging archival material; mixes interviews well | Cons: limited voice from Whitney; feels rushed later; missing key perspective
Themes
- biography
- celebrity
- singer
- fame
Cast & crew
Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Brown
as Self - Ex-Husband
Cissy Houston
as Self - Mother
Clive Davis
as Self - Founder, Arista Records
L.A. Reid
as Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004
Kevin Costner
as Self - Actor
Dionne Warwick
as Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Bobbi Kristina Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela
as Self (archive footage)
Marvin Gaye
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald