Elvis Presley: The Searcher

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Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018

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Elvis Presley: The Searcher delves into an American icon's early career with patience and skill, delivering a lengthy close-up look that should satisfy fans of all persuasions.

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Alastair McKay

London Evening Standard

The resulting film is culled from the Presley archive, and includes such unseen gems as a recording of Elvis's mother Gladys singing gospel music.

Jun 12, 2018

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Justin Burke

The Australian

Definitive, broad-ranging, hard-nosed and compassionate.

May 25, 2018

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Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Magazine/Vulture

When the subject is the specific sound of Elvis's music - the component parts and how they ultimately combine and fuse - The Searcher is an absolute banger

Apr 13, 2018

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Most rockumentaries lack rigor, affection, and a critical eye when approaching their subjects, but [Elvis Presley: The Searcher] does so and looks at this complex idol with warmth. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 27, 2022

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John McDonald

Australian Financial Review

Elvis was a star before he had matured as a human being, and his soaring fame ensured he would continue to live in a bubble.

Aug 1, 2021

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Elvis Presley: The Searcher is the definitive portrait of an American icon, and how, for better or worse, our icons aren't too different from our own national identity.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2018

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Part 1 is better than part 2, but overall a great retrospective. Everyone knows Elvis the Megastar, but few know the man behind the image. The king lives on…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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farah r

Too long but enjoyable for an Elvis fan.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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tony h

In order to understand the PHENOMENON of Elvis Presley from the ultra-modern 21st Century's point of view, this 2018 movie goes a very, very long way in terms of showing what was the way forward, or how it happened, rather! -Suddenly, it really will all make sense. Moreover, it does seem that we have lost a very great deal or too much indeed now, in the transition from the 20th Century's capabilities through to the 21st Century's inability to comprehend the basics, even as we observe this some 20% into the 21st Century already.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Truly amazing, I loved every minute of this film and the story it told about Elvis the artist, the man he was along with his roots. Being an Elvis fan, I enjoyed this one as they delve into his past and explore where his roots came from to create his music from gospel, blues, and country music. You get to experience his joy in music along with his heartbreak and losses and eventually the joy of life that was sucked out of him.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic. Beautiful documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

An eye opener for sure. What a rise! Unfortunately, he said yes to the wrong person & no to the right ones too many times - which ultimately led to such a sad fall.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/17/20

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