The career and history of one of the world's most influential puppeteers gets examined in a new documentary on Disney+.

Directed by Ron Howard, Jim Henson Idea Man, explores the life and creative output of Jim Henson, the man behind the Muppets and Sesame Street, among others.

Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says the documentary offers viewers a compelling and clever, if sanitised, depiction of Henson's work.

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