Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

Last updated
Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything
Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything poster.jpeg
Official poster
Directed by Jackie Jesko
Produced by
  • Jackie Jesko
  • Marcella Steingart
  • Sara Bernstein
  • Meredith Kaulfers
CinematographyMatt Porwoll
Edited byAndrew Morreale
Music bySami Jano
Production
companies
Distributed by Hulu
Release dates
  • June 12, 2025 (2025-06-12)(Tribeca)
  • June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)(United States)
Running time
95 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Jackie Jesko. It follows the life and career of Barbara Walters. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer serve as executive producers under their Imagine Documentaries banner.

Contents

It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2025, and was released on June 23, 2025, by Hulu.

Premise

Explores the life and career of Barbara Walters told with archive footage and interviews with Cindy Adams, Joy Behar, Connie Chung, Martin Clancy, Andy Cohen, Katie Couric, Peter Gethers, Lori Klein, Cynthia McFadden, Bette Midler, Victor Neufeld, David Sloan, Katie Nelson Thomson, Chris Vlasto and Oprah Winfrey. [2]

Production

In June 2024, it was announced Jackie Jesko would direct a documentary revolving around Barbara Walters with ABC News Studios producing alongside Imagine Documentaries and Hulu distributing. [3]

Release

It made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2025. [4] It will also screen at DC/DOX Film Festival on June 14, 2025. [5] [6] It was released on June 23, 2025, by Hulu. [7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 13 critics' reviews are positive. [8] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [9]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything is a documentary a lot like its subject. It's sharp and inquiring in a playful way. It asks friendly questions but knows just when to toss in a tough one. It sizes up important people with clear-eyed worldly perception, but it's also enthralled by the seductions of fame and money and power." [10]

Conversely, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The conceit of letting Walters' own interview tactics steer the documentary isn't a bad one, but as executed here, it isn't interesting either, which is a pity since Walters was absolutely interesting." [11]

References

  1. "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything". Tribeca Festival . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. "ABC News Studios Announces Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything Produced by Imagine Documentaries To Premiere Monday June 23 on Hulu". May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. Schneider, Michael (June 25, 2024). "Barbara Walters to Be Subject of Doc Set at Hulu From ABC News Studios, Imagine Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. Goldsmith, Jill (April 16, 2025). "Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & 'How To Train Your Dragon'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  5. "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything". DC/DOX Film Festival. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  6. Carey, Matthew (May 7, 2025). "DC/DOX To Showcase A Dozen World Premieres, Oscar Contenders, Films On Barbara Walters, Robert Reich, Deepfaked Sam Altman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  7. Hailu, Selome (May 12, 2025). "Barbara Walters Doc 'Tell Me Everything' to Stream on Hulu After Tribeca Premiere". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  8. "Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  9. "Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything". Metacritic . Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  10. Gleiberman, Owen (June 12, 2025). "'Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything' Review: Captures Her Brilliance as an Interviewer…and the Fusion of Politics and Entertainment She Helped Forge". Variety . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  11. Fienberg, Daniel (June 12, 2025). "'Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything' Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 13, 2025.