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  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring candid interviews with Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Bar...

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Jesse James Miller

  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 51 m

Sidney

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring candid interviews with Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Bar...

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Jesse James Miller

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Metascore
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100
Sep 23, 2022
Legacies don’t come more dazzling. Sidney is a fitting tribute.
By Kim Hughes FULL REVIEW
85
Sep 23, 2022
Sidney, a documentary from director Reginald Hudlin produced by Oprah Winfrey, does the actor justice, providing context, depth and considerable warmth in chronicling his remarkable life and trailblazing career.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 28, 2022
Even though Sidney takes a fairly elementary look at Poitier’s career, it’s still extraordinary to see the contributions this man had on the world lined up in this way. Poitier left an indelible change on entertainment, the culture, and society at large, and Sidney makes us aware that this world wouldn’t be the same without Poitier.
By Ross Bonaime FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 21, 2022
Combining as it does great admiration with an acknowledgment of flaws, “Sidney” is like Ethan Hawke’s recent HBO Max documentary about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, “The Last Movie Stars.”
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 23, 2022
There is surely more to be mined from this extraordinary, complicated trailblazer’s life than one suitably enjoyable love letter to his brilliance and bravery.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 26, 2022
Sidney works as a tribute, or a beginner’s course. More probing questions about Poitier’s “meaning,” the impossibility of his position, the way it served as a measuring stick for taking stock of Black politics over many decades — these are problems bigger than, and largely beyond, this movie.
By K. Austin Collins FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 22, 2022
The early sections of Sidney are much stronger than what comes later, because it is Poitier himself telling the tale in interview footage and setting the expansive, very dramatic tone. He knew how to tell a story so that each nuance would make itself felt.
By Dan Callahan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Apple Studios, Digital Thunderdome, Harpo Productions, Network Entertainment
Release Date Sep 23, 2022
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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