Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday has generally received mixed reviews.
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released in 2021 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 58 reviews, giving The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 56%.
With a score of 57%, The United States vs. Billie Holiday is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2021, which stands at 59%.
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