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IMDb rating 7.4
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Critic Lauren Coates
rated 8

...stellar doc about a performer whose flamboyant stage presence made him a trailblazer

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...irresistible tribute to a rock’n’roll genius.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic David Jenkins
rated 8

The "Quasar of Rock" is the subject of this juicy and insightful documentary which prizes deep cultural analysis over the usual bobbysoxer hysteria.

Read full review at Little White Lies
Critic B. Panther
rated 8

Elegantly shifting her lens between Little Richard’s biography and the history of the music that sprung forth from him...

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Ronny Svensson
rated 7

Legenden och innovatören Richard Penniman får äntligen sin historia berättad. Välredigerat arkivmaterial berättar Little Richards spännande och omtumlande historia men jag hade hade gärna sett mer fokus på hur han skapade sina låtar som betytt så ...

1 year ago
Critic Håkan Steen
rated 8

...en både rolig och tänkvärd dokumentär om en av rockens verkliga stilbildare.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Simon Lund
rated 7

...[genopretter] den rockhistoriske balance og giver Little Richard den respekt og historiske fylde, han ikke fik, mens han var på toppen.

Read full review at Politiken
Critic Frederik Hoff
rated 8

Little Richard er fascinerende modsætningsfyldt.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Lisa Cortés
Director
Paul McCartney
As Self (archive footage)
John Waters
As Self
John Lennon
As Self (archive voice)
Mick Jagger
As Self
Elvis Presley
As Self (archive footage)
Little Richard
As Self (archive footage)

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"Little Richard: I Am Everything" is a powerful and thought-provoking documentary that shatters the whitewashed canon of American pop music and reveals the true origins of rock n' roll. Through a wealth of archival footage and exclusive interviews with legendary artists like Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, and Nile Rodgers, the film takes us on a journey into the complicated inner world of the iconic Little Richard, exploring his life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. With a deep dive into the Afro-American roots of pop history, this film is a must-see for anyone who loves music and wants to understand the untold story behind one of its most influential genres.

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Little Richard: I Am Everything was released for streaming on April 21, 2023.