Buy tickets for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare!

Wattstax

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 43m
  • 81

Find Movie Theaters & Showtimes

for
near
in
COMING SOON
Check back soon for more information.

Videos & Photos

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Mel Stuart

Producer:

Larry Shaw

Runtime:

1hr 43m

Synopsis

Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

Cast

  • The Dramatics
  • The Staple Singers
  • Kim Weston
  • Jimmy Jones
  • Rance Allen
  • The Emotions
  • William Bell
  • Louise McCord
  • Debra Manning
  • Eric Mercury

Atom User Reviews

No one has posted a user review yet.

Metacritic

81
metacritic
Based on 8 Critics
6.6

USER SCORE (7)

Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Reviews
75

Wattstax is a disorienting and ironic moviegoing experience. It's a film about the curative powers of rhythm-and-blues music that sets out to frustrate your sense of rhythm in its insistence on the blues.

View full review
Metacritic review by Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
See All Critic Reviews on Metacritic.com