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Summary
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 74GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer82%
Metascore60
Audience score82%
IMDb7.6
User score6.5
Running time
2 h 4 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +28 min on the typical 96
typical 96124Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2018
September 9, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 28 more31 people
- Quincy JonesSelf
- Rashida JonesSelf
- Tom HanksSelf
- Oprah WinfreySelf
- John LegendSelf
- Will SmithSelf
- Peggy LiptonSelf
- Mary J. BligeSelf
Kendrick LamarSelf
Dr. DreSelf
Paul McCartneySelf
Lady GagaSelf
BeyoncéSelf
JAŸ-ZSelf
Samuel L. JacksonSelf
Dave ChappelleSelf
Michael CaineSelf
BonoSelf
Willie NelsonSelf
Michelle ObamaSelf
Lionel RichieSelf
Snoop DoggSelf
Stevie WonderSelf
Billy Dee WilliamsSelf
Directing · 2
- Rashida Jones Director, Writer
- Alan Hicks Director, Writer
Production · 7
- Berry Welsh Executive Producer
- Jane Rosenthal Executive Producer
- Ben Cotner Executive Producer
- Adam Fell Executive Producer
- Paula DuPré Pesmen Producer
- Andrea Blaugrund Nevins Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Rory Marx Anderson Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Will Znidaric Editor
- Andrew McAllister Editor
Sound · 1
- Jasper Leak Music Supervisor, Music Consultant
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