Buena Vista Social Club fingerprintStriking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and wholesome
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, show business, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Buena Vista Social Club is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and wholesome
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, wholesome, and hopeful.
A real life story, show business, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, show business, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
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Buena Vista Social Club is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 45 min
Buena Vista Social Club runs 1 h 45 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 87 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see Buena Vista Social Club much the same way.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, Cuba.
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