André the Giant was released on
HBO on 10 April 2018.[5] The film was executively produced by
Janine Marmot and
Bill Simmons, who had been interested in creating a documentary on André previously.[6] The documentary was slated as focusing on his "upbringing in
France, his celebrated career in WWE and his forays in the entertainment world".[7][8]
Reception
The review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 96%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's consensus reads, "Well-crafted and entertaining, Andre the Giant is a compelling celebration of a wrestling legend."[9]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a normalized score of 78 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]
In July 2018, HBO claimed the André the Giant film was the most watched sports documentary in its history.[11]