David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017 · Movie · G · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · 83% critics
This documentary follows an iconic musician’s final creative surge after years out of the spotlight, as he returns with major new music and a stage project. Through rare access and reflections from the people who worked closely with him, it explores artistry, privacy, and the drive to keep creating amid personal challenges.
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Streaming on HBO Max, BBC Select and Qello Concerts.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-01-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (59 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a thoughtful, intimate look at an artist’s late-career work and the people around it; Not for you if you want a fast, celebratory overview like Freddie Mercury - The Final Act.
Pros: intimate collaborator insights; poignant, reflective tone; engaging late-career focus | Cons: limited new material; slow, low-key pace; not a full biography
Themes
- 1970s
- musical
- record album
- 1980s
Cast & crew
David Bowie
as Self (archive footage)
Michael C. Hall
as Self
Toni Basil
as Self
Tony Visconti
as Self
Gail Ann Dorsey
as Self
Donny McCaslin
as Self
- GM
Geoff MacCormack
as Self
- MS
Maria Schneider
as Self
Robert Fox
as Self
Directed by Francis Whately