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  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 59 m

Summary With unprecedented access to Mary Tyler Moore’s vast archive, Being Mary Tyler Moore chronicles the screen icon whose storied career spanned sixty years. Weaving Moore’s personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, the film highlights her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of wo...

Directed By: James Adolphus

Written By: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Susan Silver, Treva Silverman

  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2023
  • TV-PG
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 59 m

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary With unprecedented access to Mary Tyler Moore’s vast archive, Being Mary Tyler Moore chronicles the screen icon whose storied career spanned sixty years. Weaving Moore’s personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, the film highlights her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of wo...

Directed By: James Adolphus

Written By: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Susan Silver, Treva Silverman

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100
May 25, 2023
It’s evident right away that the people responsible for Being Mary Tyler Moore, a two-hour documentary about the personal and professional life of comedic-leaning actress Mary Tyler Moore, cared deeply about its subject.
By Emily Bernard FULL REVIEW
75
May 26, 2023
Mary Tyler Moore knew how to play confident, happy, honest women early in her career, and it is good to see how she finally learned how to be one.
By Nell Minow FULL REVIEW
75
May 26, 2023
While this doc lacks a few crucial interviews, it nonetheless charts the course of one of ’60s television’s most recognizable stars. For fans of Mary Tyler Moore, James Adolphus’ doc is a must-watch.
By Emma Fraser FULL REVIEW
75
May 25, 2023
Moore’s admirers made this biography an homage, and if you’re not already a fan, you may tire of the valentine.
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60
May 25, 2023
Directed by James Adolphus (“Soul of a Nation”), the HBO documentary is almost too balanced.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
May 25, 2023
The film itself is so smitten by Moore that it skips over the worst of her self-inflected wounds.
By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW
60
May 2, 2023
The footage-forward/talking head-free approach is a tough one to get exactly right, and Adolphus doesn’t always nail it.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Fifth Season, Good Trouble Studios, HBO Documentary Films, Hillman Grad, The Mission Entertainment
Release Date May 26, 2023
Duration 1 h 59 m
Rating TV-PG
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Website https://www.hbo.com/movies/being-mary-tyler-moore
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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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