Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 80Audiences 69GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer90%
Metascore70
Audience score74%
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 8 K ratings3.4/5
User score6.2
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9698Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+5Released
2018
June 15, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more20 people
- Ian SchragerSelf
- SRSteve RubellSelf (archive footage)
- DRDonald RubellSelf
- Michael JacksonSelf (archive footage)
- Farrah FawcettSelf (archive footage)
- Liza MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
- Mikhail BaryshnikovSelf (archive footage)
- Jack BennySelf (archive footage)
- Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
- Bianca JaggerSelf (archive footage)
Nile RodgersSelf
John BelushiSelf (archive footage)
Boy GeorgeSelf (archive footage)
DivineSelf (archive footage)
Calvin KleinSelf (archive footage)
Bill MurraySelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
John TravoltaSelf (archive footage)
Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
Roy CohnSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Matt Tyrnauer Director, Author, Producer
Production · 12
- Elaine Frontain Bryant Executive Producer
- Molly Thompson Executive Producer
- John Battsek Producer
- Corey Reeser Producer
- Andrea Lewis Co-Producer, Editor
- Nicole Stott Production Executive
Camera · 1
- Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Morgan Hanner Co-Editor
- Jason Hardwick Co-Editor
Sound · 6
- Lorne Balfe Original Music Composer
- Zach Seivers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark Roy Sound Recordist
- Liz Gallacher Music Supervisor
- Taylor Roy Sound Recordist
- George Pereyra Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Heidi Berg Art Direction
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