We Want the Funk!
Seen it?2025 | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Miss Americana or 20 Feet from Stardom, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stanley Nelson, Nicole London
- Nona HendryxSelf
- QuestloveSelf
- George ClintonSelf
- Fred WesleySelf
- Marcus MillerSelf
- David ByrneSelf
- Todd BoydSelf
- Rickey VincentSelf
- Ytasha L. WomackSelf
- Miles Marshall LewisSelf