A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

2022

1h 30m

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Biography

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An illuminating and heartfelt tribute to Juanita Moore, widely recognized as an icon. This biopic celebrates her career, showing why she deserves such status and allowing audiences to see the radiant qualities that make her shine like a bright star.

Josiah Teal

Film Threat

12/21/2022

8/10

Star Without a Star is an excellent examination of the oft-overlooked side of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film pays homage to Moore’s legacy, showcasing her outstanding performance... and her struggle to succeed in a business unwilling to accept her.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

12/16/2022

An illuminating and genuinely heartfelt tribute to Juanita Moore, a Hollywood actress who deserves to be more widely recognized as an icon.

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

12/14/2022

2.5/4

It is a film that conspicuously, but fairly addresses historical racism in Hollywood and, subsequently, America.

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Tynan Yanaga

Film Inquiry

11/26/2022

A Star Without a Star comes off as the epitome of a labor of love many years in the making. What it lacks in pristine production values, it makes up for with the sheer intimacy established with its subject matter.

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Meredith S

@Meredith712 Jan 24

This MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY just got Nominated for the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS THAT WILL AIR ON "CBS" / FEB 28, 2026 !! It should be a Top Contender to Win! This film was well put together the Director put a lot of thought behind this film. It was So Educational. You see Susan Kohner with Ms. Moore as well as Louise Fletcher, Art Evans, Sidney Poitier, Lynn Hamilton and the Director Himself. Great to see Paul Weitz with his Mother (Susan Kohner) and Ms. MOORE on stage at the "Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences." Great Film with "GOLDEN AGE HOLLYWOOD" YOU HARDLY EVER SEE !

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An illuminating and heartfelt tribute to Juanita Moore, widely recognized as an icon. This biopic celebrates her career, showing why she deserves such status and allowing audiences to see the radiant qualities that make her shine like a bright star.

Director: Kirk E. Kelleykahn
Producer: Darnell W. Tyler, Kirk E. Kelleykahn
Screenwriter: Celeste Walker, Kirk E. Kelleykahn, J.W. Nutting
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: The Cambridge Players
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 30m