watch later

Not interested / seen

Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsPretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

A damning tell-all about the exploitation of child stars

Documentary

7.4

show

United States of America
English
Discussion-sparking
2023
Brooke Shields, Drew Barrymore, Judd Nelson
136 min

Synopsis

rotten tomatoes
imdb
wikipedia
Brooke Shields, ’80s icon and household name, was a child model before she came to prominence in Louis Malle’s controversial film "Pretty Baby" at age 12. With a series of provocative Calvin Klein jeans ads and leading roles in 1980s teensploitation hits "The Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love," Shields’ early career was defined by a sexuality that she could neither claim nor comprehend.

Our Take

7.4
The Staff

Brooke Shields talks openly about her controversial past in this two-part documentary on Hulu. Through interviews and archival footage, the former child actor and model walks us through every contentious event in her life, from starring in the mature film Pretty Baby at age 12 to modeling tight jeans for Calvin Klein at age 16.

It’s a disturbing and enraging account of child exploitation, and the documentary does well to frame this as a system-wide issue instead of an isolated incident.

Comments

What did you think? Who should watch it?

Next up

The Plot Against America

7.8

An intelligent slice of alternate history about the subtle ways fascism is normalized

Totally Completely Fine

7.8

A dark comedy that sensitively tackles mental health and suicide

A Small Light

best

8.0

A powerful and illuminating drama that rekindles the story of Anne Frank

The Last Dance

best

8.2

A legendary player gets the stellar docuseries he deserves

Sherwood

best

8.8

A densely layered crime drama that uses multiple genres to emphasize various social ills

Chimp Empire

7.6

A captivating look at the drama, dynamics, and surprising politics that goes on in the biggest chimpanzee community in the world

The Staircase

best

8.2

This dramatization of a true crime documentary is a masterclass in storytelling

How To with John Wilson

best

8.5

An idiosyncratic docu-comedy that finds wisdom and wonder in the strange beauty of everyday existence

The Baby-Sitters Club

best

8.2

Wholesome kids' adventures that should move and inspire children and adults alike

Black Earth Rising

7.3

A powerful political thriller led by the always-compelling Michaela Coel

Curated by humans, not algorithms.

agmtw

© 2023 agoodmovietowatch. Altona Studio, LLC, all rights reserved.