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Releasing on May 31, 2024
  • 2024
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2024
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary Ron Howard's documentary takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. Featuring unprecedented access to Jim's personal archives, Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man w...

Directed By: Ron Howard

Written By: Mark Monroe

  • 2024
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2024
  • Disney+
  • 1 h 51 m

Jim Henson Idea Man

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
67
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Summary Ron Howard's documentary takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. Featuring unprecedented access to Jim's personal archives, Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man w...

Directed By: Ron Howard

Written By: Mark Monroe

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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83
May 18, 2024
In a documentary landscape rife with both star-fronted documentaries and other hagiographic entries, Howard leans into honesty. The film is so much better for it, even as it can’t quite capture the full magic and scope of Henson’s life and work. What could?
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
78
May 20, 2024
Henson and Howard are a fine match, and the sort of film you’d expect Ron Howard to make – straightforward, skillful, honest and sympathetic – is pretty much the kind of movie you’d want about Jim Henson.
By Steve Pond FULL REVIEW
60
May 20, 2024
Still, if his doc is as toothless as Cookie Monster 2.0, it’s still a nostalgic treat to spend time with the man who gave us Kermit, Big Bird and the Goblin King.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
60
May 18, 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man is a very conventional movie that dedicates its time to proving how unconventional Jim Henson was.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Disney Original Documentary, Imagine Documentaries, The Jim Henson Company
Release Date May 31, 2024
Duration 1 h 51 m
Genres
Tagline Never Stop Creating
Website https://deadline.com/2022/03/jim-henson-documentary-project-director-ron-howard-producer-brian-grazer-imagine-documentaries-disney-original-documentary-news-1234990726/
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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