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By Matt Singer (625) for IFC.com (108) on 04 Apr 2011

Hicks was like the stand-up comedian version of a five-tool baseball player. He could do it all…

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By Jennifer Merin (124) for About.com (1,470) on 31 Mar 2011

The life and career of Bill Hicks, controversial stand up comic who died of cancer at age 32, is chronicled in this entertaining and moving…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 29 Mar 2011

[VIDEO] ...checks all the boxes for an entertaining and insightful documentary-bio…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 03 Feb 2011

Like many documentaries of this genre, it was made by fans, for fans…

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By Thomas Caldwell (278) for Cinema Autopsy (278) on 02 Nov 2010

The best way to really understand who Bills Hicks was is still to listen to his albums. The second best way is to see this film…

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By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 25 Oct 2010

It is more a celebration than a lament, and the emotions it evokes are as potent as the force behind Hicks' most inspired comedy…

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By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 07 Sep 2010

American: The Bill Hicks Story is the kind of film that every artist hopes will be made of their life's work some day…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 19 May 2010

Piecing together a remarkable story from first-hand accounts, still photos and grainy video footage, filmmakers Harlock and Thomas assemble…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 19 May 2010

An intimate tribute that pays as much attention to Bill the man as it does to Bill the stand-up…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 16 May 2010

This is a perceptive biographical documentary that includes a wealth of previously unseen footage and the affectionate personal testimonies…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 16 May 2010

A valuable and entertaining primary resource for fans and casual viewers alike, one that reminds us how brilliant, profound and ahead of his…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 13 May 2010

Packed with interviews with his family and friends, some fine animation and plenty of highlights from his shows, it's an illuminating and often…

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By Andrew Pulver (217) for Guardian (4,584) on 13 May 2010

Harlock and Thomas have done their subject justice; you can understand, if not necessarily applaud, Hicks's pre-eminence among stand-up comics…

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By Sophie Ivan (49) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 12 May 2010

A little too in love with its subject, but a treat for fans…

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By Richard Luck (100) for Film4 (1,522) on 12 May 2010

While many biographical documentaries reduce their subjects to museum pieces, American presents the erstwhile Goat Boy as a force of nature,…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 12 May 2010

Even those who shrug at his combative style of humour won't be able to deny that this is a model of detailed and distanced biographical filmmaking…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 12 May 2010

Scenes of cut-out animation are the novel visual approach -- South Park gone non-fiction -- while the vocal panache is supplied by Hicks, blithely…

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By Adam Smith (163) for Radio Times (2,421) on 12 May 2010

Details about his personal life and what drove him professionally are lacking -- maybe the result of the film requiring the co-operation of…

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By Rob Daniel (202) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 12 May 2010

Using archival footage and photos under a running commentary from most key players in the comedian's life, American: The Bill Hicks Story brings…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 11 May 2010

Impressively directed and impeccably researched, this is an extremely entertaining documentary that's a must-see for Hicks fans and a great…

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