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  • Shine a Light
  • Opened April 4, 2008 | Runtime:2 hr. 2 min.
  • PG-13
    brief strong language, drug references and smoking
  • In autumn 2006 the Rolling Stones gave two concerts at Beacon Theatre in New York. Here, in the 2,800-seater old Broadway theatre that opened in 1928, we encounter living legends Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts. Before an Read More
  • Director: Martin Scorsese
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary, Music/Performing Arts

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Shine a Light Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    The Stones and Marty Shine A Very Bright Light

    This movie is art, pure and simple. From the opening sequence, to the final encore bows, Marty captures the essence of not only the Rolling Stones (the band), but THE EVENT that every Rolling Stones concert truly is. As a dyed-in-the-wool Stones fan for 35 + years, I have attended at least one show from every tour these guys have undertaken since my first Rolling Stones concert at The (L.A.) Forum in July of 1975. This movie provides a front row ticket to "The Greatest Rock and Roll and Roll Band in The World" performing in an intimate setting, at the very top of their game. Throw in special guest stars, Christina Aguillera, Buddy Guy and the incomparable Jack White, in a duet with Mick Jagger on the classic "Loving Cup" from "Exile on Main Street" and you get the very best entertainment value for the price of a movie ticket that you will ever find. Biased? Yep - I'll readily admit to that. But trust me. The same seat you will occupy at this movie would have cost you $2500 @ The Beacon

  • Must Go!

    Shine a Light

    If you for some reason hate the Rolling Stones, don't see it. Everybody else should go and not wait for it on dvd. I don't know how they keep going, but but they go full force. This is not a talkie dvd, it's about the concert. Stones did some songs that were surprises to me, but were great renditions. Great performances. Guest artists: Buddy Guy, Christina Aguilera and Jack White were fun too. I felt like I went to a concert. It was disconcerting when it was over.

  • Must Go!

    CRC reviews shine a light

    by clausi4

    Martin does poetic justice in capturing they larger than life savage showman with specail guest buddy guy, jack white, christina aquliar and many other
    former president Bill Clinton introduces the rolling stones. Shine a light with help of the audio gets inside of there I though people talking right by my like I was a person in the crowd brilliant.

Shine a Light Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    An exhilarating documentary.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    May be the most intimate documentary ever made about a live rock 'n' roll...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Shine a Light may not be the last Rolling Stones movie, but it's likely to be...

  • 90
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    As the director of the documentary Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese is a besotted...

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