Wattstax (1973)
Directed by Mel Stuart · 98 min · Music, Documentary
18.8 TOPICAL score · #4,637 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A 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.
Wattstax (1973, directed by Mel Stuart) has a TOPICAL score of 18.8 - ranked 4,637 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (21 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (21 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 8 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read3,774 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Richard Pryor (actor #1,833), Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles