Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Still poster.jpg
Television release poster
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Produced by
  • Davis Guggenheim
  • Annetta Marion
  • Jonathan King
  • Will Cohen
Starring Michael J. Fox
CinematographyC. Kim Miles
Edited byMichael 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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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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

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2023 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Documentary Feature Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieWon [8]
Best Biographical DocumentaryWon
Best Director Davis Guggenheim Won
Best Narration Michael J. Fox Won
Best EditingMichael HarteWon
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score in a Documentary John PowellWon [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 byWon [10]
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program C. Kim Miles, Clair Popkin and Julia LiuNominated
Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program Davis GuggenheimWon
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program Michael HarteWon
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 BernsteinNominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Skip Lievsay, Benjamin Berger, Martin Kittappa and Lily van LeeuwenNominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieNominated [11]

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