Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

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Feature celebration the 70-year career of Rita Moreno—one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award—and the mighty influence she had on her fellow Hispanic-American performers.

95 ^%Rotten
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11 reviews
Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera

2021Rating: PG-1390 minsUSA

Documentary

Director:: Mariem Pérez Riera
Cast:: Rita MorenoLin-Manuel MirandaMorgan FreemanWhoopi GoldbergEva LongoriaJustina MachadoGloria EstefanNorman LearKaren Olivo

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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It | Reviews

95%111 reviews

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

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The Guardian

(A) televisual but still touching documentary tribute...

The New York Times

A portrait filled with dazzling archival footage and shorn of ambiguities and unflattering viewpoints.

IndieWire

A lively and illuminating new documentary...

San Francisco Chronicle

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It has a lot of star power... But none outshines the feisty subject herself.

Variety

The repeated explosions of uplift in director Mariem Pérez Riera’s doc feel pretty well-earned.

A.V. Club

It doesn’t tell us much that Moreno hasn’t divulged already...

Hollywood Reporter

The film might be conventionally structured, but the singular ebullience and warmth of its resilient subject make it highly entertaining.

Paste

What truly sets the movie apart is Moreno’s unwavering honesty.

Wall Street Journal

(A) delightful and useful documentary...

CNN

A dazzling look at the much-adorned star's career...

RogerEbert.com

Capably balances the present and the past, and brings in outside viewpoints to emphasize her points.

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It | Release Details

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