Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Seen it?2018 | 116 min | Documentary
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Critics loved it (94% 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. 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 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marina Zenovich
- Robin WilliamsSelf (voice and archive footage)
- Mark RasmussenSelf
- Stan WilsonSelf
- Valerie VelardiSelf
- David LettermanSelf
- Bennett TramerSelf
- McLaurin Smith-WilliamsSelf
- Frankie WilliamsSelf
- Elayne BooslerSelf
- Scott MarshallSelf