Wattstax (1973)
Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current day Watts neighborhood. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Documentary Film.Wattstax featuring Richard Pryor and Rufus Thomas is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 2 others. It's a documentary and musical movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (940 votes).
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Available to stream on a subscription service (The Criterion Channel).
Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video, and 1 other).
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#1079 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel
#1122 Ranked in Musical Movies
#1183 Ranked in Political Movies
Wattstax has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (940 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current day Watts neighborhood. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Documentary Film.