A new documentary about the life and death of iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe joined Netflix last week.
The blonde bombshell won dozens of awards and starred in some of the biggest movies to this day – including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch.
She was beautiful, dazzling and admired — but behind the scenes, her life was not so rosy (especially in her later years).
Addiction and mood disorders plagued her, both of her marriages were doomed to end in divorce, and an overdose at her Los Angeles home in 1962 ultimately led to her death at the age of 36 (which was ruled a “probable suicide”).
The brighter the star, the darker the truth. THE MYSTERY OF MARILYN MONROE: THE UNHEARD TAPES comes to Netflix April 27 pic.twitter.com/GEsjU5ypTQ
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) March 23, 2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes features unheard recordings from the 1992 investigation and will uncover new details about the night that Marilyn allegedly overdosed on drugs.
The official synopsis for the documentary reads: “This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.”
“Long-unheard talks with John Huston and Hollywood’s elite help piece together Marilyn Monroe’s life and untimely death.”
Per the official tagline, “The brighter the star, the darker the truth.”
The documentary is the #2 film on Netflix in Ireland right now, and viewers have been taking to Twitter to react to the “heartbreaking” flick.
One tweeted: “Just finished watching a Netflix show called ‘The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The unheard Tapes’ it’s such a sad documentary on a beautiful, simple woman who just wanted to be loved & appreciated! Men just used her! & was taken from this world only b/c she wanted to be loved!”
Another wrote: “Watched ‘The mystery of @MarilynMonroe : the unheard tapes’ yesterday on @netflix, devastating, made me cry, so heartbreaking, beautiful soul… I love her so much, she’s been and will always be my all time favourite actress, and an angel. Love you.”
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes is on Netflix now.
This documentary on Marilyn Monroe on Netflix is heartbreaking. 10 foster homes, childhood molestation, abusive relationships, pregnancy loss…. She’s is hands down the most iconic woman on the planet & it’s upsetting she felt so unloved during her time
— Claire (@stringfellow_md) April 29, 2022
This documentary about #MarilynMonroe on @netflix has left me feeling so sad and empty. A lost soul and misunderstood person used and abused by the powerful. She deserved better. pic.twitter.com/paIYmSp9e5
— Anna Jordan-Ashby (@Anna_Span) April 29, 2022
Watched 'The mystery of @MarilynMonroe: the unheard tapes' yesterday on @netflix, devastating, made me cry, so heartbreaking, beautiful soul… I love her so much, she's been and will always be my all time favourite actress, and an angel. Love you 💗 pic.twitter.com/Z7xubjBvR9
— eb 👑🎩 (@ebsometimes) April 28, 2022
Watching the Marilyn Monroe documentary on Netflix, dramatic details aside…..my god she was absolutely gorgeous. Her beauty and impact has transcended decades, it’s astonishing. A Gemini icon, if you will
— Amra Olević Reyes (@amrezy) April 30, 2022
Just finished watching a Netflix show called “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The unheard Tapes”
it’s such a sad documentary on a beautiful, simple woman who just wanted to be loved & appreciated!Men just used her! & was taken from this world only b/c she wanted to be loved! 😢— Anna Tomasiello (@intuition1709) April 28, 2022
