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  • 2015
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Summary Janis Joplin was one of the world’s most influential rock icons and a goddess of sound, but there was actually far more to her than that. She inspired a generation, breaking new ground for the female rock singers who followed. Through turbulent love affairs and addiction, one constant remained: she was committed to her music above all un...

Directed By: Amy Berg

Written By: Amy Berg

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 43 m

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings
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Summary Janis Joplin was one of the world’s most influential rock icons and a goddess of sound, but there was actually far more to her than that. She inspired a generation, breaking new ground for the female rock singers who followed. Through turbulent love affairs and addiction, one constant remained: she was committed to her music above all un...

Directed By: Amy Berg

Written By: Amy Berg

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91
Dec 3, 2015
The portrait that emerges is one of a brash, talented girl who grew up an outcast in her small Texas town.
By Leah Greenblatt FULL REVIEW
83
Nov 24, 2015
Whenever the story starts to drag, Berg cuts to a scene like Big Brother’s era-defining performance of “Ball And Chain” at Monterey, which had even Los Angeles’ prematurely jaded rock superstars gaping in justified awe. They knew they were watching something explosive, in a package too fragile to contain it.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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80
Sep 19, 2015
Berg’s film is no stylistic innovator itself, but it’s the satisfying feature-length overview that Joplin’s brief, fiercely brilliant career has long merited.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 3, 2015
The documentary “Amy” left viewers feeling a little shame, as if the audience and society was an accessory in Winehouse’s death. Janis: Little Girl Blue is a more clinical treatment, with more complicated messages.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 19, 2015
While aesthetically it doesn’t do much to break the form, it more than succeeds in presenting Joplin as a flawed, insecure, deeply brilliant woman who, unfortunately, couldn’t shake her demons.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 1, 2016
Although packed with compelling archive footage, this never quite gets into Joplin's head, heart or soul.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 24, 2015
As the film heaps all its sadnesses on us, the rest of Joplin languishes unexamined.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions
Release Date Nov 27, 2015
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website http://janis-movie.com/
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Awards

Key West Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Calgary Underground Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
• 1 Nomination

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