Western Stars

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 40m
  •  (218)
  • 80

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Bruce Springsteen, Thom Zimny

Producer:

Barbara Carr, Brett Dicus, Adrienne Gerard

Release Date:

Oct 19, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 40m

Synopsis

Western Stars offers Springsteen fans across the country a unique opportunity to see him perform all 13 songs from the critically lauded album—his first studio album in five years. Touching on themes of love and loss, loneliness and family and the inexorable passage of time, the documentary film evokes the American West—both the mythic and the hardscrabble—weaving archival footage and Springsteen’s personal narration with song to tell the story of Western Stars. In a first for Springsteen, his rendition of the album is backed up by a 30-piece orchestra and set under the cathedral ceiling of his own historic nearly 100-year-old barn. Western Stars is written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, with Special Guest Patti Scialfa. Thom Zimny, Jon Landau, Barbara Carr and George Travis produced the film, with Springsteen serving as executive producer. The original score is by Springsteen.

Cast

  • Patti Scialfa
  • Bruce Springsteen

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Verified Review
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Poignant, inspiring movie. Springsteen once again performs with a raw, open heart in a unique, intimate setting. Bravo to the Boss. This is a must see. His unique performance will leave you refreshed, and inspired.

5 of 5 helpful votes
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Ricka P
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Will see it again! Beautiful!

4 of 4 helpful votes
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Metacritic

80
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Based on 16 Critics
6.3

USER SCORE (13)

Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Reviews
90
Sep 14, 2019

A gorgeous tone poem that both deepens and personalizes the audio recording, creating a satisfying emotional arc that isn’t as apparent in the collection of 13 fully-orchestrated country-tinged songs.

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Metacritic review by Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood Reporter
90
Sep 14, 2019

Western Stars goes far deeper than the usual performance document, to sensitively explore what he sees as the state of his, and our, lives. It’s a ruminative, almost elegiac look at Springsteen’s life and career, filled with moments of uncommon beauty that makes it of a piece with this latest, most introspective phase of his career.

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Metacritic review by Steve Pond
Steve Pond
TheWrap
90
Sep 14, 2019

Don’t go into Western Stars expecting to see The Boss. That guy is on a break. What we get instead is Bruce Springsteen, a human being who seems a lot less sure of himself than The Boss ever did. Springsteen’s book gave us some details, but Western Stars looks straight into his soul.

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Mike Ryan
Uproxx
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