6.6/10 (IMDB)

Back to Black

2h 02m Biography | Drama | Music

Back to Black

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, BACK TO BLACK. Told from Amy's perspective and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film follows the remarkable woman behind the phenomenon and the tumultuous relationship at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

Director

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Cast

Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Jack O'Connell

Rating

R

Year

2024

Country

United Kingdom, France, United States

Language

English


Main Trailer


Reviews

  • "BACK TO BLACKk is essentially a gentle, forgiving film and there are other, tougher, bleaker ways to put Winehouse’s life on screen – but Abela conveys her tenderness, and perhaps most poignantly of all her youth, so tellingly at odds with that tough image and eerily mature voice."
    - The Guardian
  • "This film was always going to face accusations of being exploitative – given the way Winehouse was scrutinised when she was alive – but the naysayers needn’t have worried. Taylor-Johnson’s film (particularly the ending) is impressively deft and delicate."
    - NME
  • "At its best, BACK TO BLACK, the forthright and compelling movie that’s been made of Winehouse’s life, takes that light/dark balance and digs into the drama of it, making it sing."
    - Variety