Becoming (2020)

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Your story is your power.

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.

• Released: 2020-05-06
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 174 votes

Directed by Nadia Hallgren.

Top cast

• Michelle Obama as Self
• Barack Obama as Self
• Phoebe Robinson as Self
• Sasha Obama as Self
• Malia Ann as Self
• Oprah Winfrey as Self
• Reese Witherspoon as Self
• Stephen Colbert as Self
• Conan O'Brien as Self
• Gayle King as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Becoming

• United States: stream on Netflix
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix
• Australia: stream on Netflix

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