Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023, Show

A galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman who discovers her power. Her story holds a mirror up to a society that reduces women and girls to objects and shows the perils, strength, and joy of what it means to gain agency and speak with an authentic voice. This program contains mature themes. Viewer discretion is advised.

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7.5

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Critic Season 1 Courtney Howard

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Director Lana Wilson's comprehensive look at Shields' life and career delivers a powerful condemnation of our voyeuristic celebrity culture.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Season 1 Kate Erbland

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...divides Shields' remarkable life into two distinct parts.

Read full review at Indie Wire

Critic Season 1 Jennifer Green

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...a smartly packaged, news-making walk down memory lane -- or an introduction to a pivotal public figure of the late 1900s, depending on your age.

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Critic Season 1 Nell Minow

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When her daughters talk to her about their views on her early sexualized roles, we can feel how meaningful it is to her to give them the kind of ownership of their voices she had to work so hard to achieve.

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Brooke Shields: Pretty Baby is a captivating documentary series that follows the transformation of Brooke Shields, an iconic actress, model, and world-renowned celebrity, from a sexualized young girl to a powerful woman who discovers her voice and assertiveness. The program delves into the perils and joys of gaining agency and speaking authentically in a society that often reduces women and girls to objects. This thought-provoking series explores mature themes and is intended for adult audiences.

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You can stream Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields on: Disney+

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