Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 7, 2017
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 7 out of 22

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  1. moothemagiccow
    Jan 7, 2017
    0
    Just another Hollywood business hoping to cash in on the deaths of two famous people while they're still in the news. What HBO has done is despicable and in poor taste.

Awards & Rankings

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#19 Best TV Season of 2017
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#12 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    Sad as the coda to Bright Lights became, it’s a story with a whole lot of heart.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 10, 2017
    80
    Originally scheduled to premiere in March, Bright Lights is a mirthful portrait of Reynolds’ and Fisher’s extraordinary connection above all else, even as it reminds viewers of the toll attachment can take on a body and spirit.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 10, 2017
    80
    The documentary is never less than engaging, but as a piece of filmmaking, it’s rather shapeless. Now the deaths of Fisher and Reynolds give it an unintended shape and purpose. It captures these two extremely vital spirits in the very recent past, and makes you feel the loss of them even more sharply.
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