Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

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2026

1h 55m

Documentary

Biography

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Sep 22, 2026

It’s a film that leaves you staggered -- at the soul-stirring splendor of her voice, at the forces of the time, both big and small, that marginalized her, and at our awareness of what might have been.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Sep 22, 2026

3/4

Darlene Love’s emotional journey unfolds naturally. Audiences will enjoy watching her get her flowers.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Sep 19, 2026

There’s no way you can watch Barry Avrich’s empathetic documentary "Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been" and leave without infinite respect for its legendary subject.

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Doug Jamieson

The Jam Report

14 hrs ago

3/5

It succeeds where it matters most as an accessible, heartfelt portrait of an artist whose considerable contributions deserve to be far more widely appreciated.

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Chalice Williams

Black Girl Nerds

Sep 24, 2026

4/5

Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been is a celebration, but it is also a reclamation. It reminds audiences that being overlooked does not make an artist less influential.

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

Sep 23, 2026

3.5/4

In-between the amazement of how prevalent the voice of Darlene Love has lived in our brain through song for decades, there is such joy emanating off the screen just being in her presence which help make this one of the more memorable music docs.

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Barry Avrich

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Steven Van Zandt

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Director: Barry Avrich
Producer: Mark Selby, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Avrich
Screenwriter: Barry Avrich
Production Co: Melbar Entertainment Group, TPH Entertainment, Loft Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 55m

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