Whitney: Can I Be Me
Seen it?2017 | 105 min | Music, Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (87% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Amy or Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
- Whitney HoustonSelf (archive footage)
- Cissy HoustonSelf - Whitney's Mother
- Bobbi Kristina BrownSelf - Whitney and Bobby Brown's Daughter (archive footage)
- Bobby BrownSelf (archive footage)
- Robyn CrawfordSelf - Whitney's Closest Confidant (archive footage)
- John Russell Houston Jr.Self (archive footage)
- David RobertsSelf - Whitney's Bodyguard
- Clive DavisSelf - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)
- Oprah WinfreySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mike TysonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)