Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Name: Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: March 1, 2021
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Faith Evans, Lil' Cease, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, The Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 1, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Faith Evans, Lil' Cease, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, The Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace

Summary: In the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell offers a fresh look at one of the greatest, most influential rappers of all time by those who knew him best. Made in collaboration with Biggie’s estate, I Got AIn the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell offers a fresh look at one of the greatest, most influential rappers of all time by those who knew him best. Made in collaboration with Biggie’s estate, I Got A Story To Tell is an intimate rendering of a man whose rapid ascent and tragic end has been at the center of rap lore for more than twenty years. [Netlfix]… Expand

Director: Emmett Malloy

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Craig D. Lindsey

Feb 24, 2021

Without a doubt, Wallace was more comfortable with his boys, and Biggie serves as an origin story on how his rise to hip-hop stardom took not just him but also his people out of the projects. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Feb 25, 2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell celebrates an influential musical legacy as well as a complicated life story, with a potent mix of sentiment and aesthetic appreciation. Read full review

John Anderson

Mar 1, 2021

Anyone expecting “Biggie” to be some version of “Unsolved Mysteries” will be disappointed. But it’s unquestionably an affectionate, entertaining and even enlightening portrait. Read full review

Jeff Ihaza

Mar 3, 2021

We have plenty of information about the idea of the Notorious B.I.G., but Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell offers a rare look at the actual human being behind the legend. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Mar 2, 2021

The most fascinating material here is hearing his mother’s ambitions — a desire to come to America and “get rich — and Smalls’ myriad musical influences, not just his pals and peers but those father figure mentors who entered his life. Read full review

Jack Hamilton

Mar 1, 2021

If you’re a Biggie die-hard (I’m one), nothing in I Got a Story to Tell will trouble your conviction that everything you already thought you knew about Biggie Smalls is right. In other words, it’s fan service, a project that sees “what is this movie for” and “who is this movie for” as effectively the same question. Read full review

Polygon Joshua Rivera

Mar 1, 2021

I Got a Story to Tell is a movie without a clear audience. It’s too thin for fans who’ve heard every beat of this story told over and over again, and too narrow to be a good introduction to anyone who’s less familiar with Biggie’s work and his role in New York City hip-hop history. Read full review

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Ralfbergs

Nov 24, 2021

It was ok, but I would've liked more deep documentary about his songs, how he made them etc, this in my opinion just scratched a surface about that, only more deeply diving into Biggie's childhood.

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