Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Directed by Lisa Cortés

Produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment, CNN Films

202398 min6.6 / 10

A vibrant biographical portrait that celebrates Little Richard's revolutionary artistry while grappling with the contradictions and struggles of a groundbreaking Black gay artist whose contributions were systematically erased.

The story of the black, gay origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.

Questions people ask

  • Is Little Richard: I Am Everything violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Little Richard: I Am Everything easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Little Richard: I Am Everything sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Little Richard: I Am Everything end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Little Richard: I Am Everything scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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