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Summary
Jamie Foxx presents the inspiring true story of high school band leader Conrad O. Johnson, who transformed his ragtag jazz band students into a legendary funk powerhouse that took the nation by storm.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 91Audiences 78GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer100%
Metascore81
Audience score85%
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 279 ratings3.6/5
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −13 min on the typical 96
typical 9683Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2010
March 13, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
Directing · 1
- Mark Landsman Director, Producer
Production · 5
- Jamie Foxx Executive Producer
- Jaime Rucker King Executive Producer
- Jessica Wu Producer
- Keith Calder Producer
- Amy Kolsky Producer
Camera · 1
- Sandra Chandler Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Claire Didier Editor
Sound · 2
- David Torn Original Music Composer
- Gabe Hilfer Music Supervisor
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