Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me

Directed by Olivia Lichtenstein

2018106 min6.3 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of Teddy Pendergrass's rise, tragic accident, and resilient comeback, balancing loss with redemption.

The untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary singer, Teddy Pendergrass, the man poised to be the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life forever at the age of only 31.

Questions people ask

  • Does Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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