The filmmakers show what it's like for a female funny lady, whose private life is forever shadowed...

| Jun 10, 2020

In the documentary (watch the trailer), we see a fascinatingly complex person who's sometimes funny, sometimes awful, always entertaining even when she's unlikeable.

| Original Score: A | Mar 25, 2020

A Piece of Work may very well restore her reputation as one funny lady rather than the shrill plastic surgery nightmare she fears she's become.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 24, 2019

A fierce, funny and heartbreaking work of art that is every bit as fabulous as the woman herself.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 7, 2019

A Piece of Work is a refreshing look at a reluctant legend, one who's still using all her might to break barriers for the rest of us to get a real kick out of.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 9, 2017

You will leave this film remembering that Joan Rivers is one very funny woman (albeit a vulgar one). You will also see her as a woman of great strength, a true show biz survivor.

| Jun 12, 2016

It's interesting, it's funny, it's heartfelt, it's heartbreaking, and it's dirty. Everything Rivers wants to be known for.

| May 1, 2015

it's amazing to look into her world and see the chaos in which she inhabits

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 5, 2014

This delicious documentary did teach me about one of Joan's most important assets, and that's her dirty, dirty mouth.

| Aug 28, 2013

| Original Score: F | Jan 22, 2013

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2011

Laugh clown, laugh. Even though your heart is breaking...

| Jan 4, 2011

Rivers' story is an inspiration, regardless of your background. If there is anyone who is aspiring to be in the entertainment industry, this is the doc to watch. Joan Rivers' life is the blueprint for any artist, comedienne, or actor.

| Original Score: A | Jan 3, 2011

[A] sad, startling exploration of the vagaries of fame, the insecurities of celebrity, and the realities behind the typical 'but it's just a joke' excuses that prop up cheap, vulgar humor.

| Dec 29, 2010

This is a woman who's taken any number of private and public punches and keeps on going. The portrait here is neither flattering nor unsympathetic.

| Original Score: B | Dec 27, 2010

...a well made, sporadically fascinating documentary...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 3, 2010

I had no idea how hard she works and how funny she is. Show business may be easy for some people, but it is tough for Joan Rivers.

| Original Score: B | Dec 1, 2010

If you want an insight into human nature, stand up comedy and stand up comedians are a great looking glass, as long as you're prepared for all that pain. All great comedy is cruel, and Joan Rivers does cruel really well

| Sep 30, 2010

I laughed, I cried and I was inspired. Delivering far more than you expect, this knock-out doco spits out the essence of Joan Rivers, who admits she is only truly happy when she's on stage

| Sep 30, 2010

"A Piece of Work" displays a comedian who is much savvier, much more vulnerable and frankly much funnier than we usually see on the small screen.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 26, 2010