Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (2021)
96%RT Audience Score: 95%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
18 nominations total
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry offers an enlightening — and sometimes uncomfortable — look behind the scenes of a young star’s ascension.
If you’re a fan of Billie Eilish, you gotta check out her documentary, The World’s a Little Blurry. It’s like getting a backstage pass to her life, but be warned, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. You’ll see the good, the bad, and the awkward moments of her rise to fame. But hey, that’s what makes it so enlightening, right? Plus, you’ll get to see her adorable relationship with her brother Finneas, who’s basically her musical soulmate. So grab some popcorn and get ready for a wild ride with Billie.
Production Company(ies)
Apple Original Films, Interscope Films, Lighthouse Management & Media,
Distributor
NEON
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language throughout and brief nude sketches
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:2h 21m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2021 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 26, 2021
Genre(s)
Documentary/Music
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $139
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $151
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,163
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 16
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
R.J. Cutler – Director, Producer
Trevor Smith – Producer
John Janick – Executive Producer
Aleen Keshishian – Executive Producer
Director(s)
R.J. Cutler
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
R.J. Cutler, Trevor Smith
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
18 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (101) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (97) | Rotten (4)
The World’s a Little Blurry hews close to the Eilish mythology, yet still offers a rare glimpse behind the making of a teen pop star.
April 5, 2022
Alessa Dominguez
BuzzFeed News
TOP CRITIC
RJ Cutler’s film runs for two hours and 20 minutes, plus a discretionary intermission, and nothing in it suggests it should have been over half that length.
May 29, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Robbie Collin
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
She’s very talented, as is her brother, musically. Lovely, lovely voice.
March 10, 2021
Tim Cogshell
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
It’s a great L.A. story and a fascinating look at how one becomes a musical superstar in this world where things like Spotify and SoundCloud are perhaps more important than getting signed to a big record deal.
March 10, 2021
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
I first balked at its 2 1/2-hour running time, but Cutler’s epic earns every second, showing us an artist who is frank, confident, vulnerable and anxiety-ridden by the need to be “perfect.”
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
There is a vast wealth of entertaining work in the form, but it’s almost never free to speak its mind. That said, this overlong film by the experienced R. J. Cutler is haunting and engaging.
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
R.J. Cutler’s documentary is an honest and frank documentation of a sensational young woman and her ability to withstand all the clutter to produce and connect to a generation of people through her voice.
December 5, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Shikhar Verma
High on Films
None of this proves either immediately satisfying or cinematically impressive enough to justify the film’s extended 140-minute runtime.
June 6, 2021
Ayeen Forootan
In Review Online
With a risky runtime of 140 minutes, the film never feels overlong, as it strikes a skilled balance between a fulfilling fan service and a verité epitome of the contemporary music industry as experienced by its prodigy in the spotlight.
June 1, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Weiting Liu
One Room With A View
While curious onlookers and casual fans will no doubt enjoy TWALBB, the super fans – those looking for the source of her midnight-dark narratives – might have to wait a bit longer for the Invisiline-rocking 16 year-old to let us in on the secret.
April 12, 2021
Dan Tabor
Phawker
The first hour is a bit tedious but in the second hour her brilliance and her talent unite.
March 26, 2021 | Rating: 6/10
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
Of course, when you have your main subject unafraid to expose her emotional scars on-screen, then you can really just let your camera roll. Eilish is that mesmerizing.
March 17, 2021 | Rating: B
Jordan Ruimy
World of Reel…
Plot
“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” is a documentary that follows the rise of the singer-songwriter as she navigates life on the road, on stage, and at home with her family, while writing, recording and releasing her debut album.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
One of the cast members of Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry is Billie Eilish herself.
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