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20 Feet from Stardom

Movie
2013
1h 29m
NR
English
Documentary, Music
User Score: 
7.6
Critic Score: 
91
20 Feet from Stardom' Poster
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
20 Feet from Stardom Poster

20 Feet from Stardom

NR
Movie
2013
1h 29m
English
Documentary, Music
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
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Directed By: Morgan Neville

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NinaX-deleted-1557529047 says...
10 years ago
If you love music, you'll love this film too.
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SpeedDemon says...
10 months ago
Really enjoyed this.. a nice look at the background singers - often overlooked, but an integral part of the music industry. Not everyone can be a star and not everyone wants to be the main act. The music industry is fickle and a huge part is luck and nothing more. Whitney Houston is no better than any of these singers, but Clive Davis took a shine to her and Dionne Warwick was her aunt - so she became famous. By the same token, Judith Hill is talented and almost made it big because Michael Jackson loved her. But 4+ years later and she's still not a major star. Watching this in 2023 - she STILL hasn't made it - give up and be happy being a great backup singer. If you love music, this is a worthwhile watch. 9/10
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gunsgirl says...
4 years ago
This film is about the unsung heroes of great music.... the backup singers. I thought the film had some problems. I thought the film was narrow in who it decided to include. The Sweet Inspirations for example we’re not even mentioned yet there were legendary.also a lot of whining about how many of them were not accepted as solo acts minus the great Lisa Fischer. Could have been better.
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Keeper70
8 years ago
This is a full length documentary about the stars who aren’t stars, the backing singers. Anyone who loves music has heard them over the years on many, many records, hit or not, but not many of us can name them. This film strives to put this right and also to put the spotlight on a group of mainly More
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