Shine a Light vs We Are The Thousand

We Are The Thousand has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Shine a Light). We Are The Thousand is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 2m. Shine a Light is the older of the two (2008 against 2020). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Shine a Light posterShine a Light2008 VS We Are The Thousand posterWe Are The Thousand2020
Shine a LightWe Are The Thousand
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.4/10
Year20082020
Length2h 2m1h 20m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
Country––
DirectorMartin ScorseseAnita Rivaroli
Main castKeith Richards, Martin Scorsese, Jack White, Bill Clinton, Christina AguileraFabio Zaffagnini, Marco Sabiu

Synopsis

Shine a Light

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorsese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.

We Are The Thousand

Together impossible goals can be reached. Like playing a song as a tribute to your favorite rock band, putting together 1000 musicians playing perfectly in synch. It’s what Rockin’1000 achieved, a group of Italian friends who became a global community bringing musicians from all around the world. We Are The Thousand is the story of how the largest band on the planet came to be: over nineteen thousand musicians, amateurs and pros from every age…

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