Wham!

Name: Wham!
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: July 5, 2023
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 73
Cast: Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael, Wham!

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 5, 2023 | TV-MA

Starring: Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael, Wham!

Summary: Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham. career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons.

Director: Chris Smith

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 92 min

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The Playlist Brian Farvour

Jul 20, 2023

Whether a viewer might be a fan of Wham! or not is ultimately irrelevant, as Chris Smith has produced something as incendiary as any of Wham!’s hits. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Jul 5, 2023

Whether you still know every word to “Wham Rap!” four decades later or only remember the British pop duo as “George Michael and that other guy,” you’ll find everything you want in the Netflix documentary Wham! Read full review

Wesley Morris

Jul 5, 2023

Nothing here’s overthought or pumped up. To invoke the words of a different beacon of catchiness, “Wham!” is a teenage dream. You could drink it from a coconut. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jul 5, 2023

Even beyond the lessons learned though, “Wham!” is a treat for fans of ’80s culture. There haven’t been as many eras so filled with big personalities producing enduring work. Wham! walked among those giants, matching them stride for stride. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 5, 2023

There’s no overreaching attempt to paint the band as anything more than they were, no roster of professors and music experts and somber social commentators weighing in. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 5, 2023

Smith has made a film that’s not unlike Wham!’s hits — bouncy, light and frothy, nothing that demands anything of the viewer and listener other than a smile. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Jul 5, 2023

Director Chris Smith builds the film around Ridgeley’s mother’s scrapbooks of photographs and memorabilia – and perhaps partly because of that, it ends up feeling like little more than a leaf through the milestones. It’s been made for the fans, but they’ll know every last detail already: it’s pop history as singalong. Read full review

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Sorpresivo15

Jul 6, 2023

Wham is a love letter to fans and a great documentary to understand better a band that mark a generation worldwide. It´s great to see George Michael voice again narrating the history of the band. The music is there, and the looks, and the vibe of the 80´s, nothing is missing. The show triesWham is a love letter to fans and a great documentary to understand better a band that mark a generation worldwide. It´s great to see George Michael voice again narrating the history of the band. The music is there, and the looks, and the vibe of the 80´s, nothing is missing. The show tries to keep a light tone on some of the problems Michael was experiencing during his time as an artist, it just focuses on the music, the creative process, the concerts, interviews and some of the "Out of the closet" roadblocks the singer experienced. No substance abuse or any blurry comment which serves, in my opinion, as a farewell to the singer and the golden years of pop music.… Expand

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alejandro970

Jul 16, 2023

Flavored with nostalgia for the 80's, it is a tour-de-force to the origins and glory days of one of the most characteristic groups of that decade. The best? The contagious and rhythmic of his songs.

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JLuis_001

Sep 5, 2023

I'm not a fan. I never have been but I found it competent enough, although like the Stan Lee documentary I just watched, it's incredibly superficial.
I guess it's more than enough for its target audience.

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