Shine a Light

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Shine a Light

PG-13,

2008,

2h 2m,

Documentary

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85%

124 Reviews

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74%

25,000+ Ratings

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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese documents the Rolling Stones' energetic performance at New York's Beacon Theatre. The concert, filmed in 2006, features Stones standards and favorites, plus guest appearances by Buddy Guy, Christina Aguilera and Jack White III. Scorsese takes note of the band's long career with music clips and interviews from previous decades.

Critics Consensus

It may offer little new for fans, but Martin Scorsese's document of the Rolling Stones' electrifying live show should provide satisfaction to audiences.

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Jul 28, 2008

3/4

Even an average performance by the Rolling Stones isn't boring.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Jun 8, 2008

It's hard to imagine, I know, but Shine A Light gives us the Rolling Stones in a fresh way.

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Evan Williams

The Australian

May 30, 2008

3.5/5

As a concert film it's among the best: intimately shot, smoothly edited, endlessly involving.

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Nando Salvá

Cinemanía (Spain)

Nov 6, 2020

3/5

Beautifully shot... However, Shine a Light is not The Last Waltz. [Full review in Spanish]

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Jan 28, 2020

And what better man to memorialize the still-kicking Rolling Stones than Martin Scorsese, a spark plug of infernal energy himself, whose creative fire still burns white hot.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Oct 29, 2019

B

I wish the Stones had given Scorsese a little more access, but this is clearly meant to be a concert film and from that standpoint Shine a Light certainly delivers.

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Luke P

Apr 10, 2009

El inicio donde Martin y Mick hablan del cine es hilarante http://cineptimoarte.blogspot.mx/

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese documents the Rolling Stones' energetic performance at New York's Beacon Theatre. The concert, filmed in 2006, features Stones standards and favorites, plus guest appearances by Buddy Guy, Christina Aguilera and Jack White III. Scorsese takes note of the band's long career with music clips and interviews from previous decades.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Victoria Pearman, Michael Cohl, Zane Weiner, Steve Bing
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Shangri-La Entertainment, Concert Productions International, Paramount Vantage
Rating: PG-13 (Drug References|Brief Strong Language|Smoking)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.4M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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