McQueen (2018)
90%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 4 nominations
McQueen offers an intimate, well-sourced, and overall moving look at a young life and brilliant career that were tragically cut short.
McQueen” is a documentary that will make you feel like you’re watching a dramatic biopic. It’s visually stunning and emotionally draining, but also a portrait of genius. The film doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of McQueen’s life, but it’s his singular vision of his clothes that lingers. As McQueen himself said, “If you want to know me, look at the work.” This doco is a must-watch for anyone interested in the fashion world or just looking for a visually striking and engaging film.
Production Company(ies)
Diamond Docs Fish Films, Oceanic Preservation Society
Distributor
Bleecker Street Media
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong language and some violence
Year of Release
1997
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 51m
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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): Jul 20, 2018 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2018
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
starring Alexander McQueen, directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, written by Peter Ettedgui, documentary, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Stephen Romei, Sandra Hall, Wenlei Ma, Robert Daniels, Tom Long, Kimberley Jones, Taylor Baker, Ben Turner, Richard Crouse, Dennis Harvey, Richard Propes, Matt Cipolla, Bernard Arnault, Joseph Bennett, Detmar Blow, Katy England, Jodie Kidd, Kate Moss, R rating, fashion designer, British, archival footage, interviews, friends, family, tragedy, career, life, beauty, skill, outrage, genius, biographical details, clothes, fashion world, rebellious designer, inner demons, stunning art, intimate, well-sourced, moving, limited release, Bleecker Street Media, Andee Ryder, Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter
Worldwide gross: $7,281,450
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $13,573,212
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,859
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,480,176
US/Canada gross: $7,281,450
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $13,573,212
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,520
US/Canada opening weekend: $3,020,015
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $5,629,552
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,075
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $18,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $33,553,456
Production budget ranking: 1,085
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $18,068,536
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$38,048,780
ROI to date (est.): -74%
ROI ranking: 1,826
Joseph Bennett – Self
Detmar Blow – Self
Katy England – Self
Jodie Kidd – Self
Kate Moss – Self
Ian Bonhôte – Director, Producer
Peter Ettedgui – Director, Writer
Andee Ryder – Producer
Nick Taussig – Producer
Paul Van Carter – Producer
Director(s)
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Writer(s)
Peter Ettedgui
Producer(s)
Ian Bonhôte, Andee Ryder, Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 4 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (126) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (125) | Rotten (1)
This is a visually powerful, emotionally draining documentary.
September 14, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
McQueen’s great legacy is the beauty and skill that lay beneath the compulsion to outrage.
September 14, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
What keeps McQueen from being a brilliant doco is its willingness to skim over the darkest parts of the designer’s life.
September 8, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
McQueen is an honest study of a tragic genius.
August 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
Robert Daniels
812filmreviews
TOP CRITIC
“McQueen” doesn’t even have to try to make the case for McQueen’s brilliance. It’s all there, right on the screen; this dude was artistically bonkers in all the right ways.
August 17, 2018 | Rating: B
Tom Long
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
It’s as close as most of us will ever get to a McQueen original.
August 16, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Episode 14: Doc Talk
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 70/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
The filmic quality of this journey is striking, making for a documentary as engaging as any dramatic biopic.
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Ben Turner
The Pink Lens
The film is a portrait of genius and while the biographical details are interesting, it’s the singular vision of his clothes that lingers. ‘If you want to know me,’ he says, ‘look at the work.’
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
Sometimes macabre, always arresting…
October 15, 2020
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
Will most certainly please McQueen’s ongoing legion of fans along with anyone interested in the fashion world.
September 16, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
The editing . . . matches McQueen’s evolution as a person quite well, beginning with the breathlessness of a young art punk and slowing down to adult introspection.
July 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Matt Cipolla
Film Monthly…
Plot
Maureen is pregnant and her husband Eddie is missing. Nervous, Maureen shares a couple of drinks with neighbor Kiefer, who tries to rape her and then beats her. When Eddie returns and finds his wife bruised, he goes ballistic, shoots a paramedic and is put in a psychiatric institution. Ten years later, Eddie is released and finds that Maureen has divorced him and is remarried with three children, one of whom is his little girl Jeanie. Eddie goes to reclaim his wife.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of McQueen includes interviews with friends and family of the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
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