Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
{{short description|2025 American documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything
| image = Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| director = Jackie Jesko
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Jackie Jesko
- Marcella Steingart
- Sara Bernstein
- Meredith Kaulfers
}}
| writer =
| starring =
| music = Sami Jano
| cinematography = Matt Porwoll
| editing = Andrew Morreale
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- ABC News Studios
- Imagine Documentaries
- Latchkey Films
}}
| distributor = Hulu
| released = {{Film date|2025|6|12|Tribeca|2025|6|23|United States}}
| runtime = 95 minutes{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything-2025|title=Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything|website=Tribeca Festival|access-date=May 12, 2025}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Jackie Jesko. It follows the life and career of Barbara Walters. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer serve as executive producers under their Imagine Documentaries banner.
It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2025, and was released on June 23, 2025, by Hulu.
Premise
Explores the life and career of Barbara Walters told with archive footage and interviews with Cindy Adams, Joy Behar, Connie Chung, Martin Clancy, Andy Cohen, Katie Couric, Peter Gethers, Lori Klein, Cynthia McFadden, Bette Midler, Victor Neufeld, David Sloan, Katie Nelson Thomson, Chris Vlasto and Oprah Winfrey.{{cite web|url=https://www.dgepress.com/abcnews/pressrelease/abc-news-studios-announces-barbara-walters-tell-me-everything/|title=ABC News Studios Announces Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything Produced by Imagine Documentaries To Premiere Monday June 23 on Hulu|date=May 12, 2025|access-date=May 12, 2025}}
Production
In June 2024, it was announced Jackie Jesko would direct a documentary revolving around Barbara Walters with ABC News Studios producing alongside Imagine Documentaries and Hulu distributing.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/barbara-walters-documentary-hulu-abc-news-studios-imagine-1236047412/|title=Barbara Walters to Be Subject of Doc Set at Hulu From ABC News Studios, Imagine Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=June 25, 2024|access-date=May 12, 2025}}
Release
It made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/tribeca-festival-2025-lineup-movies-1236369631/|title=Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & ‘How To Train Your Dragon’|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=April 16, 2025|access-date=May 12, 2025}} It will also screen at DC/DOX Film Festival on June 14, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://dcdoxfest.com/films/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything/|title=Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything|website=DC/DOX Film Festival|access-date=May 12, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/dc-dox-2025-lineup-announcement-1236388039/|title=DC/DOX To Showcase A Dozen World Premieres, Oscar Contenders, Films On Barbara Walters, Robert Reich, Deepfaked Sam Altman|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=May 7, 2025|access-date=May 12, 2025}} It was released on June 23, 2025, by Hulu.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/barbara-walters-doc-tell-me-everything-hulu-1236394274/|title=Barbara Walters Doc ‘Tell Me Everything’ to Stream on Hulu After Tribeca Premiere|website=Variety|first=Selome|last=Hailu|date=May 12, 2025|access-date=May 12, 2025}}
Reception
{{RT film|100||13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/barbara_walters_tell_me_everything|title=Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 13, 2025}} {{MC film|65|6}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything/|title=Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 2, 2025}}
Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything is a documentary a lot like its subject. It's sharp and inquiring in a playful way. It asks friendly questions but knows just when to toss in a tough one. It sizes up important people with clear-eyed worldly perception, but it's also enthralled by the seductions of fame and money and power."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything-review-1236430124/|title=‘Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything’ Review: Captures Her Brilliance as an Interviewer…and the Fusion of Politics and Entertainment She Helped Forge|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|website=Variety|date=June 12, 2025|access-date=June 13, 2025}}
Conversely, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The conceit of letting Walters' own interview tactics steer the documentary isn't a bad one, but as executed here, it isn't interesting either, which is a pity since Walters was absolutely interesting."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything-review-hulu-doc-1236264041/|title=‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer|first=Daniel|last=Fienberg|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 12, 2025|access-date=June 13, 2025}}
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