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Releasing on Nov 15, 2024

2024
PG-13
Disney+
1 h 42 m

2024
PG-13
Disney+
1 h 42 m

Summary Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years a...

Directed By: R.J. Cutler, David Furnish

2024
PG-13
Disney+
1 h 42 m

2024
PG-13
Disney+
1 h 42 m

Elton John: Never Too Late

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

60

User Score User reviews are not available yet

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Summary Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years a...

Directed By: R.J. Cutler, David Furnish

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Elton John

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
4 Reviews

29% Mixed
2 Reviews

14% Negative
1 Review

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Positive Reviews
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
4 Reviews

29% Mixed
2 Reviews

14% Negative
1 Review

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Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Oct 10, 2024

There is an odd sombreness at the heart of what is effectively a slick, flashy, highly entertaining and otherwise quite superficial career celebration, a quality of unease imparted by Elton himself.

By Neil McCormick FULL REVIEW

Sep 24, 2024

Elton John: Never Too Late feels like the definitive authorized film biography, and plugs a very important hole in telling his story in honest yet compelling ways.

By Jason Gorber FULL REVIEW

Sep 14, 2024

The portrait of Sir Elton today — the astonishingly gracious gentleman he is, the family life he found — is revealing and moving.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Sep 14, 2024

"Never Too Late” is a competent but largely conventional look at John, which focuses on the most documented part of his life: His astronomical rise in the first half of the 1970s. With

By Esther Zuckerman FULL REVIEW

Sep 14, 2024

Elton John: Never Too Late comes across as a safe and well-tooled piece of a carefully managed relationship with Disney.

By Chris Barsanti FULL REVIEW

Sep 14, 2024

The film is bursting at the seams with archival photos, footage and interviews; not to mention outrageous polka dot and bedazzled costumes. The incredible access is expected since Never Too Late is produced by John’s husband and manager David Furnish, who co-directs alongside RJ Cutler. But perhaps that’s why it also feels so precious and tempered.

By Radheyan Simonpillai FULL REVIEW

Sep 14, 2024

Apart from a few quippy anecdotes, the only thing holding Elton John: Never Too Late together is the songs.

By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Disney Original Documentary, Disney+, Rocket Pictures, This Machine

Release Date Nov 15, 2024

Duration 1 h 42 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Tagline He risked everything to find himself

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Awards

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

• 1 Nomination

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