The Sun's Gonna Shine vs We Are The Thousand
We Are The Thousand has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.6/10 for The Sun's Gonna Shine). The Sun's Gonna Shine is the shorter watch at 10m compared with 1h 20m. The Sun's Gonna Shine is the older of the two (1969 against 2020). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Sun's Gonna Shine
We Are The Thousand| The Sun's Gonna Shine | We Are The Thousand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1969 | 2020 |
| Length | 10m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Les Blank | Anita Rivaroli |
| Main cast | Lightnin' Hopkins | Fabio Zaffagnini, Marco Sabiu |
Synopsis
The Sun's Gonna Shine
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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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