Shine a Light fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Spectacular
Hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, show business, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Hopeful
Emotionally, it's hopeful.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
A real life story, show business, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, show business, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and editing stand out.
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A master director shining his light on the best rock band on the planet.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Shine a Light is included with a subscription to fuboTV, MGM+, and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
2 h 2 min
Shine a Light runs 2 h 2 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Shine a Light much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $16 million worldwide, 15.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shine a Light in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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