Amazing Grace
2018 • 87 min • Music · Documentary
Synopsis
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 72 Audience · 107 · 49%
This documentary captures the raw power and spiritual devotion of Aretha Franklin as she records her iconic gospel album "Amazing Grace" in 1972. Shot live over two nights, it offers a powerful look at one of music's greatest voices.
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Very mild peril/tension
What it models well
- Faith and spirituality
- Musical excellence
- Joyful expression
- Historical significance
Talk about it after
- The power of gospel music and its cultural impact.
- Aretha Franklin's incredible vocal talent.
- The importance of preserving historical performances.
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Top billed cast
Director: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
- J
James Cleveland
Self (archive footage)
- C
C.L. Franklin
Self (archive footage)
- B
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Self (archive footage)
- C
Chuck Rainey
Self (archive footage)
- C
Clara Ward
Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Watts
Self (archive footage)
- A
Alexander Hamilton
Self (archive footage)
Trailers & clips
Amazing Grace - Official Trailer Canada
Amazing Grace [Official Trailer] - In Theaters April 5, 2019
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers‘Amazing Grace’ is a document and an exhalation to the ecstasy of music, how it can affect the body and soul of those who create it and those who receive it. This raw and beautiful film goes above and beyond the concert film form, offering a window into a time past, a people in need and an artist at the height of her powers.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (107)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt4935462