Trailer
Summary
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 87Audiences 67GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer96%
Metascore77
Audience score86%
IMDb6.8
User score4.8
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9698Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 76 countries
+66Released
2019
April 24, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking18 of 18
Pharrell WilliamsSelf
Jamie FoxxSelf
Patti LaBelleSelf
Smokey RobinsonSelf
Angela BassettSelf
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
Ella FitzgeraldSelf (archive footage)
Redd FoxxSelf (archive footage)
Aretha FranklinSelf (archive footage)
Lauryn HillSelf (archive footage)
Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
Eartha KittSelf (archive footage)
Gladys KnightSelf (archive footage)
Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)- CBCharles B. RangelSelf
Leslie UggamsSelf
Gregg FieldSelf
Directing · 1
- Roger Ross Williams Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Writing · 1
- Cassidy Hartmann Writer, Producer
Production · 20
- Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
- Jenny Raskin Executive Producer
- Julie Goldman Executive Producer
- Lynda Weinman Executive Producer
- Charles D. King Executive Producer
- Nicholas Ferrall Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Dwyer Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Jean Tsien Editor
- Adrienne Collatos Archival Footage Coordinator
- Laura Karpas Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Robert Glasper Music
- Dondi Bastone Music Supervisor
- Danielle Dupre Sound Re-Recording Assistant
- G. Marq Roswell Music Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Jamie McBriety Post Production Supervisor
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