Does Wattstax end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wattstax easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Wattstax

Name: Wattstax
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1973
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Richard Pryor, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Kim Weston

100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!

Directed by Mel Stuart

Produced by Wolper Productions, Stax Records

197398 min6.7 / 10

A celebratory documentary capturing a massive Black cultural gathering and musical celebration while unflinching in its documentation of ongoing systemic hardship and resilience.

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Space and Science Wonders Inspiring Survival Stories Founders and Visionaries American City Movies

Genres

Music Documentary

Keywords

Concert Race Politics Musical Woodstock, New York Watts Riots Los Angeles, California

Questions people ask

Does Wattstax end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Wattstax easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Wattstax scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Wattstax violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Wattstax sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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