Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

2025,

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This star-studded tribute brings into focus the dazzling, complex period of Liza Minnelli's life starting in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother Judy Garland--as she confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bona fide legend. Over these years, Liza seeks out extraordinary mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Halston, and Bob Fosse. With insightful participation from a coterie of colleagues such as Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey and the late Chita Rivera, along with the revelatory participation by the star herself, the film illuminates the contradiction of Liza Minnelli: her privilege and struggle, strength and vulnerability, unreal expectations and towering talent--the friction of which fueled her stunning rise, resilience and her enduring place as one of the greatest, most original performers in the history of entertainment.

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A doting recap of Liza Minnelli's accomplishments that unspools with an appropriately glitzy flair, this Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story is a worthy encapsulation of the icon's life and career.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jun 13, 2025

4/5

To watch this indulgent but madly watchable documentary about the life and times of Liza Minnelli is like snorting a pound of uncut showbiz glitter through a rolled-up copy of Variety off Joel Grey’s naked back on the Studio 54 dancefloor.

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Naveen Kumar

Washington Post

Apr 1, 2025

3/4

Klein eschews a chronological account of Minnelli’s life for a more expressionist account of her stardom, split into chapters by quotes (her own and others) that sparkle in appropriately kitschy PowerPoint-esque transitions.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Feb 28, 2025

4/4

“Liza” captures an attractive swath of show business history and reminds us of Minnelli’s accomplishments, which were significant.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Aug 7, 2026

3.5/5

Liza released an eagerly-awaited memoir...that goes into more detail, but Bruce David Klein offers an excellent overview of her roller coaster of a personal life and her brilliant career as a musical performer.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Mar 27, 2026

3.5/5

It's exuberantly entertaining as it traces a pivotal moment in the life of still-incandescent performer Liza Minnelli.

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Glenn Dunks

reDocumented

Mar 7, 2026

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story is not a great documentary, but it’s one filled with warmth and generosity. Much like Liza herself.

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This star-studded tribute brings into focus the dazzling, complex period of Liza Minnelli's life starting in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother Judy Garland--as she confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bona fide legend. Over these years, Liza seeks out extraordinary mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Halston, and Bob Fosse. With insightful participation from a coterie of colleagues such as Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey and the late Chita Rivera, along with the revelatory participation by the star herself, the film illuminates the contradiction of Liza Minnelli: her privilege and struggle, strength and vulnerability, unreal expectations and towering talent--the friction of which fueled her stunning rise, resilience and her enduring place as one of the greatest, most original performers in the history of entertainment.

Director: Bruce David Klein
Producer: Bruce David Klein, Alexander J. Goldstein, Robert Rich
Screenwriter: Bruce David Klein
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Production Co: Atlas Media
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $222.0K
Runtime: 1h 44m

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