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Whitney

Whitney

Music · Documentary · 2018

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

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Whitney

“All the music. All the stories. All the answers.”

2018 Music · Documentary 2h 0m

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7.3 / 10

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Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

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Directed by

Kevin Macdonald

Written by

Kevin Macdonald

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Self - Ex-Husband

Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston

Self - Mother

Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Self - Founder, Arista Records

L.A. Reid

L.A. Reid

Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Self - Actor

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)

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Put Whitney on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.