7 Top Celebrity Documentaries and Where You Can Watch Them
If you still have books or autobiographies written by your favourite artist then it might be time for a change! Celebrities are now sharing their lives, struggles and personal journeys on screen instead of print. The past couple of years have seen some high profile celebrities release documentaries or doc-series giving us a bigger picture of what they’re doing off away from the stage.
We’ve put together a list of these you have to watch, as well as where you can find them and how much time you’ll have to allocate if you want to have a celebrity binge watching weekend!
Justin Bieber : Seasons
Where you can find it: YouTube! The first episode is free but you’ll need to be a YouTube Red subscriber to watch further episodes
Length: There are ten relatively short episodes. Not all of these have been released though, so we suggest you set aside 15-25 minutes of downtime to watch the episodes when they are released
(2 per week)
Beyoncé: Homecoming
Where you can find it: Netflix
Length: 2 hours and 17 minutes
The film (released 2019) follows Beyoncé as she prepares for her performance at Coachella in 2018. It won a Grammy just this year for Best Music Film! It’s definitely a movie you’ll have to sit down with snacks and a bit of time to watch, but it’s one of the most critically acclaimed celebrity films at the moment so you need to watch it for yourself and don’t get FOMO when everyone else is talking about it.
Avicii: True Stories
Where you can find it: Netflix
Length: 1 hour and 37 minutes
Released a year before his passing, the film gives insight into the artist’s highs and lows both within the music industry and his struggles with mental health.
Taylor Swift: Miss Americana
Where you can find it:Netflix
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Although this doco is not as long as many of the others, it still covers a huge number of events in Swift’s life. The film is a compilation of interviews, flashbacks, more personal home videos and concert recordings. It spams a huge number of events in the singer’s life including the creation of her seventh studio album Lover, released in 2019.
Amy Winehouse: Amy
Where you can find it: Netflix
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Released in 2015, the documentary is still a hit on Netflix where it portrays Amy as an incredibly talented Artist, with music that stood out to listeners both before and after her death. Documentaries often showcase the struggle that artists have with addiction or fame and this film does it in a way that doesn’t overshadow who Amy was as a person.
Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two
Where you can find it: Netflix
Length: 1 hour & 40 minutes
Documenting the events leading up to Lady Gaga’s Superbowl performance and her fifth studio album titled Joanne, the film has a raw unfiltered vibe about it. If you’re a fan of A Star is Born, you definitely have to add this to your watch-list
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
Where you can find it: YouTube
Length: 1 hour and 18 minutes
Raw, honest and mind blowing, Simply Complicated was the first in depth Artist Documentary released on YouTube Red in 2017. Demo Lovato unpacks her life from before she was a Disney Star right through her struggles with fame, addiction and growing under the pressure of being successful from such a young age.
