Gaga: Five Foot Two
Netflix | Release Date: September 22, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
Watch Now
Stream On

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodSep 9, 2017
“Five Foot Two” is mostly about a woman pushing forward with her career in pain, and we’re talking chronic literal pain. Read full review
80
TimeDaniel D'AddarioSep 26, 2017
The documentary is a riveting piece of work. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 9, 2017
I found the film intensely revealing of Gaga’s life and personality, especially when she’s getting treatments to deal with the pain that’s dogged her for three years, ever since she suffered a broken hip (misdiagnosed at the time) on tour. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDarren FranichSep 25, 2017
Five Foot Two is a strange work, slippery, out of focus. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiSep 23, 2017
The end result is a film that may not rise to the level of “Don’t Look Back” or “Truth or Dare” but still manages to create a sense of intimacy and revelation, even as we sense that there is really no such thing as an unguarded moment for Lady Gaga. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubJosh ModellSep 19, 2017
Five Foot Two does a nice job getting way behind the scenes of a non-stop, sometimes grotesquely glamorous life. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 21, 2017
While it’s possible that the director and cinematographer Chris Moukarbel is good at withholding unflattering material, Gaga comes off well, and credibly so: intelligent, an accomplished craftswoman, a well-mannered collaborator and boss. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 10, 2017
It’s not a great documentary, and considering how many of these she has released, it’s not a particularly revealing one — outside of her efforts (doctor’s visits, treatments) to deal with this ongoing pain. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerSep 13, 2017
Entertaining but manipulative. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinSep 25, 2017
This is certainly an entertaining-enough watch, even for those without much rooting interest in Gaga. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaSep 25, 2017
Five Foot Two distinguishes itself from similar projects from Justin Bieber and Katy Perry by not trying to be a 101 class in the subject and her personal history, but when it hits similar beats — heartbreak, the physical demands of performing, tearful scenes with family — anyone who doesn’t have a Little Monster’s encyclopedic knowledge might feel a little emotionally lost. Read full review
60
TheWrapDan CallahanSep 19, 2017
Gaga is indeed sort of a mess in this movie, yet her grandmother’s emotional pragmatism is in there somewhere, too. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEric HendersonSep 20, 2017
Far from seeming like a strategic element created to define Lady Gaga's reinvention, the documentary instead feels like a natural outgrowth of it. Read full review
40
The GuardianBryan Armen GrahamSep 26, 2017
Five Foot Two never quite shakes the feel of a longform advert for Gaga’s new phase that’s preaching to the converted. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesLorraine AliSep 22, 2017
The problem with “Five Foot Two,” which arrives Friday on Netflix and in theaters, is that it’s a disjointed pastiche of generic pop-star clichés. Read full review
More From This Movie

63 Critic Reviews

7.9 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 81 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2 77 Project Hail Mary
3 75 Send Help
4 73 Hoppers
5 72 The Sheep Detectives
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL