Live Aid

Live Aid

The day the music changed the world

Directed by Vincent Scarza, Kenneth Shapiro

Produced by BBC, MTV

1985960 min7.9 / 10

A massive, exuberant global concert event celebrating music's power to unite humanity for humanitarian purpose.

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

Questions people ask

  • Is Live Aid scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Does Live Aid end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Live Aid violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Live Aid sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Live Aid easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Live Aid

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Live Aid

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Live Aid, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Live Aid, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Live Aid, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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