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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Directed by
Spike Lee
Not Rated
2016
1h 33m
Documentary
,
Music
7.4
92%
91%
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A look at the life of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his early days at Motown Records to the release of his hit 1979 album, Off the Wall.
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Cast of Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Self
Rosie Perez
Self
Pharrell Williams
Self
Mark Ronson
Self
Esperanza Spalding
Self
Kobe Bryant
Self
David Byrne
Self
Misty Copeland
Self
Lee Daniels
Self
Berry Gordy
Self
Spike Lee
Self / Director
John Legend
Self
Joel Schumacher
Self
The Weeknd
Self
Stevie Wonder
Self
Marlon Jackson
Self
John Leguizamo
Self
Jackie Jackson
Self
Joe Jackson
Self
Katherine Jackson
Self
Walter Yetnikoff
Self
John Branca
Self / Producer
Greg Phillinganes
Self
Jonathan Moffett
Self
Tito Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Sidney Lumet
Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross
Self / Dorothy (archive footage)
Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Barry Michael Cooper
Self
Barrington Giles Kirven
Producer
Heather Parish
Producer
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall Ratings & Reviews
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
It's just plain bursting with joy - it's a documentary that feels like the music it's about.
Entertainment Weekly
Joey Nolfi
Of course Jackson isn't here to discuss matters for himself, and Lee's documentary is, ultimately, enjoyably nostalgic, but says little more than what we already know.
Variety
Guy Lodge
This bouncily entertaining doc may boast only a notch more formal ambition than a very well-assembled "Behind the Music" special, but is no less essential than Lee's first MJ opus, the excellent "Bad 25."
Los Angeles Times
Robert Lloyd
Lee keeps his celebration smart and not soppy. He gets you excited, makes you feel the moment, see what was new in it, why it mattered.
New York Times
Mike Hale
He's made a fan's film, and he's happy to let us know it, shouting out questions from behind the camera and cackling loudly when he particularly likes an answer.
JoBlo's Movie Network
Chris Bumbray
The second installment of Spike Lee's definitive chronicle of Michael Jackson's career. Hopefully all of MJ's albums will get the same treatment.
The Playlist
Nick Schager
Spike Lee's documentary on this formative period in Michael Jackson's career derives electric, enlivening energy from fantastic clips.
Consequence
Michael Roffman
Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is a friendly, warm, and inviting documentary that dances and shouts without ever shaking its body down to the ground.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
A lovingly assembled appreciation of the key transitional album in the late artist's career.
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