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2023 documentary film
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Television release poster
Directed by
Davis Guggenheim Produced by
Davis Guggenheim
Annetta Marion
Jonathan King
Will Cohen
Starring
Michael J. Fox Cinematography C. Kim Miles Edited by Michael Harte Music by
John Powell Production company
Distributed by
Apple TV+ Release dates
January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20 ) (
Sundance )
May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12 ) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes Country United States Language English
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is a 2023 American
documentary film directed by
Davis Guggenheim about the life of actor
Michael J. Fox and his struggle with
Parkinson's disease .
[1] The film premiered at the
2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, and was then released on May 12, 2023, on
Apple TV+ .
[2]
[3]
[4]
The project won the award for
Best Documentary Film from the
National Board of Review and received seven nominations at the
75th Primetime Emmy Awards , including for
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special , and five nominations (eventually winning them all) at the
8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards , including
Best Documentary Feature .
[5]
Reception
On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes , 99% of 153 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Poignant and profound, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie offers a captivating inside look at the life and career of a beloved entertainer."
[6]
Metacritic , which uses a
weighted average , assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
[7]
Christy Lemire of
RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote, "This could have been mawkish—an "eat your vegetables" movie about an inspirational figure overcoming adversity. But keeping Fox's self-effacing, no-nonsense voice as a through-line consistently buoys 'Still.'"
[1]
Accolades
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2023
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
Best Documentary Feature
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Won
[8]
Best Biographical Documentary
Won
Best Director
Davis Guggenheim
Won
Best Narration
Michael J. Fox
Won
Best Editing
Michael Harte
Won
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Best Original Score in a Documentary
John Powell
Won
[9]
2024
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Nelle Fortenberry, Laurene Powell Jobs and Nicole Stott, executive producers; Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King and Will Cohen, produced by
Won
[10]
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
C. Kim Miles, Clair Popkin and Julia Liu
Nominated
Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Davis Guggenheim
Won
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
Michael Harte
Won
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
John Powell
Won
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Michael Feuser, Rich Bologna, Wyatt Sprague, Heather Gross, Bill Bernstein
Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Skip Lievsay , Benjamin Berger, Martin Kittappa and Lily van Leeuwen
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
Best Documentary
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Nominated
[11]
References
^
a
b Lemire, Christy (May 12, 2023).
"STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie" .
RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ Kenigsberg, Ben (May 11, 2023).
" 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Review: Hiding in Plain Sight" . The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
^ Deggans, Eric (12 May 2023).
"Parkinson's 'made me present in every moment of my life,' says Michael J. Fox" . NPR . Retrieved 13 May 2023 .
^ Anderson, John.
" 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Review: A Star's Dignity" . WSJ .
^ Hipes, Patrick (November 6, 2023).
" 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Named Best Film By The National Board Of Review" .
Deadline . Retrieved November 6, 2023 .
^
"Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie " .
Rotten Tomatoes .
Fandango Media . Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^
"Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie " .
Metacritic . Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ Thompson, Anne (October 16, 2023).
"Jon Batiste Profile 'American Symphony' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations" .
IndieWire . Retrieved October 16, 2023 .
^ Grein, Paul (November 2, 2023).
"Songs from 'Barbie' Pace 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations (Full List)" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 3, 2023 .
^
"75th Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF) .
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences .
Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 .
^
"2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners and Nominations" .
BAFTA . February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
External links
Awards for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
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