Katy Perry: Part of Me

Play trailer

Katy Perry: Part of Me

PG

2012

1h 34m

Documentary

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

76%

Tomatometer

86 Reviews

72%

Popcornmeter

25,000+ Ratings

Filmmakers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz follow wildly popular singer Katy Perry during her yearlong California Dreams tour. During 124 sold-out shows in arenas around the world, the constant camera presence creates both a front-row seat and a backstage pass as Perry performs for thousands of fans, then returns to the reality of her everyday life. Interviews with family and friends complete the picture, as Perry gives her all onstage, then faces the pressing personal challenges that await.

Watch on Fandango

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Katy Perry: Part of Me succeeds on the strengths of the pop star's genuine likability, inspiring work ethic, and dazzling stage show, even if it plays somewhat like a PR puff piece at times.

Read Critics Reviews

Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Jan 9, 2017

2/5

Katy Perry: Part of Me is a commercial, not a diary entry -- and it sticks, far too often, to an already-decided-upon script.

Go to Full Review

Dana Stevens

Slate

Jul 6, 2012

We're left with zero sense of what she's really like as a granddaughter, sister, boss, or friend.

Go to Full Review

Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Jul 6, 2012

2/5

[It] isn't so much a movie as a canny, inoffensive slice of brand management and marketing. And as such, it's not half bad.

Go to Full Review

Mara Reinstein

Billboard

Jan 26, 2024

While Part of Me reveals a number of personal moments, the most endearing are the silly ones...

Go to Full Review

Andrew Todd

Birth.Movies.Death.

Sep 1, 2019

Like fans at a concert, the movie and its audience are a feedback loop of shrieking adoration for a figure who's probably tired of them. And hot diggity damn, is it riveting to watch.

Go to Full Review

Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Apr 11, 2019

B-

I'll concede it all probably went down easier for me because I'm a fan of her work, but I think this is a good enough that you don't have to know any of her music to appreciate her story.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Sillyicyfemale

Dec 27, 2025

Looks like a girlboss

See more

Xavier R

@RT07028282 Oct 4, 2024

Hermosa, como todo lo que hace Katy 💋💋💋

See more

Devin Y

@RT81915577 Apr 13, 2023

Of course as a Katy Perry fan I really enjoyed this movie and I loved it. It was a very entertaining Documentary Concert Movie.

See more

Jun 15, 2021

Couldn't have given this a bad score. I'm a total katycat lol

See more

May 27, 2021

Fans of Katy Perry have already seen this film most likely, but for the new fans, you should definitely see this. The documentary gives a great history of how Katy Perry rose to fame, and it attempts to give a raw personal look into her life with her divorce and shows how difficult fame is to manage. At the very least it is a entertaining documentary about a pop singer.

See more

Mar 26, 2021

Fans of Katy Perry have already seen this film most likely, but for the new fans, you should definitely see this. The documentary gives a great history of how Katy Perry rose to fame, and it attempts to give a raw personal look into her life with her divorce and shows how difficult fame is to manage. At the very least it is a entertaining documentary about a pop singer.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Dan Cutforth

Director

Jane Lipsitz

Director

Katy Perry

Self

Lexie Contursi

Self

Brandee Evans

Self

Rachael Markarian

Self

Rejoice & Shout

76%

58%

Rejoice & Shout

Watchlist

Racing Dreams

100%

93%

Racing Dreams

Watchlist

Michael Jackson's This Is It

81%

82%

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Watchlist

Good Ol' Freda

85%

78%

Good Ol' Freda

Watchlist

Buck

90%

89%

Buck

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Filmmakers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz follow wildly popular singer Katy Perry during her yearlong California Dreams tour. During 124 sold-out shows in arenas around the world, the constant camera presence creates both a front-row seat and a backstage pass as Perry performs for thousands of fans, then returns to the reality of her everyday life. Interviews with family and friends complete the picture, as Perry gives her all onstage, then faces the pressing personal challenges that await.

Director: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Producer: Brian Grazer, Katy Perry, Martin Kirkup, Bradford Cobb, Steven Jensen
Distributor: Paramount Insurge
Production Co: Insurge Pictures, Perry, Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, MTV Films, Direct Management Group
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Smoking|Some Suggestive Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.3M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings