• Director(s)

    Dawn Porter

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    30/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    101m

  • Cast

    Luther Vandross

Film

Luther: Never Too Much

strong language

The American R&B singer Luther Vandross is the subject of this documentary, which combines a celebration of his musical talents with an exploration of difficult issues such as mental health, body identity and discrimination.…

The American R&B singer Luther Vandross is the subject of this documentary, which combines a celebration of his musical talents with an exploration of difficult issues such as mental health, body identity and discrimination.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

language

discrimination

drugs

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

violence

threat and horror

  • Director(s)

    Dawn Porter

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    30/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    101m

  • Cast

    Luther Vandross

strong language
Classified Date:
15/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
language
Strong language ('motherf**ker' and an implied use of 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'piss', 'butt' and 'damn'.
discrimination
People comment on historical racial tensions, and there are references to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and disparities in the treatment of Black and white musicians. Discriminatory attitudes based on sexuality and physical appearance are also highlighted from a critical point of view.
drugs
There is a passing reference to drug addiction.
injury detail
Images from the aftermath of a car accident show casualties on stretchers in head and body supports, and there are references to a fatality.
theme
There are numerous references to Luther Vandross's form of eating disorder, gaining and losing weight on a regular basis as a coping mechanism for his anxieties. Other mild upsetting scenes are centred on illness and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
There is smoking in a historical context, and alcohol is consumed.
Classified Date:
10/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

  • Classified date

    15/01/2025

  • Language

    English