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The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black. Told from Amy's perspective and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film follows the remarkable woman behind the phenomenon and the tumultuous relationship at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time. Read More Read Less

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Back to Black's sympathetic approach to its subject's story is an overdue antidote to the tabloid treatment she often received in life, even if the end results are disappointingly pedestrian.

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Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Kristy Puchko Mashable This papering over of Winehouse and her story isn't just bland and boring — it's offensive. May 29, 2024 Full Review Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Emma Oxnevad Chicago Reader Much like the rabid tabloid coverage Winehouse faced, Back to Black is a lazy attempt to capitalize on both the success and struggles of a great artist. May 24, 2024 Full Review Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Rafer Guzman Newsday An incomplete version of a well-known story. Rated: 2/4 May 21, 2024 Full Review Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Matt Pais MattPais.com It's better than you've heard. Rated: B Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Reginald Ponder vocalo.org There is not much to dislike about this film but the fact that the people around Winehouse seemed unable or unwilling to stop her from self-destructing. It breaks one’s heart to think someone in her circle could have helped her in the end. Rated: 3/4 Jul 6, 2024 Full Review Back to Black | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Erin Maxwell Bust Magazine Abela’s poignant and passionate performance as the singer offers audiences a moving portrait of an artist who could have offered so much more, but whose light was cut short in the prime of her life. Jul 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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John It was more like a collage of Amys official videos of her major songs from her both albums. The only good thing was to hear Amys songs again. The actress have no physical resemblence to Amy, her husband portrayed like an angel(which he was not) and her father was portrayed like an ineffective figure( which he was not) Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Nancy B Sad story that I knew. Great Music. Such a loss for the music world! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review La Toya B The movie was great. It was long but I didn't even realize the time until the end of the movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Richard G The movie was slow. They left out a lot of details, which made it somewhat confusing. I would not recommend this movie unless you are a huge fan of Amy Winehouse. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Mom & daughter This is a really good movie, definitely worth seeing. The actress that plays Amy was incredible! Even my teenage daughter loved it, and all of us parents know how hard teens are to please! She was surprised how well she portrayed Amy, and this was before her time even. She cried and I cried, as well as we also both cried. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Wendy Daz I like this! Me encant esta pelcula y la manera en que el actriz la interpret la recomiendo para recordar esta bella artista Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sam Taylor-Johnson Director Marisa Abela Amy Jack O'Connell Blake Eddie Marsan Mitch Juliet Cowan Janis Sam Buchanan Nick Shymansky
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Synopsis The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black. Told from Amy's perspective and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film follows the remarkable woman behind the phenomenon and the tumultuous relationship at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

Director
Sam Taylor-Johnson

Producer
Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, Nicky Kentish Barnes

Screenwriter
Matt Greenhalgh

Distributor
Focus Features

Production Co
Monumental Pictures, StudioCanal

Rating
R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content)

Genre
Biography, Drama, Music

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2024, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 4, 2024

Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.0M

Runtime
2h 2m

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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