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Muscle Shoals

Name: Muscle Shoals
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Released: 2013-08-16
Cast: Gregg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Jimmy Cliff, Aretha Franklin

2013 | 111 min | Documentary, History, Music

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved This Is It or What's Love Got to Do with It, start here.
The mood: Eye-opening.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 51 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”

How it earned its rating

CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Greg 'Freddy' Camalier

Gregg AllmanSelf
BonoSelf
Clarence CarterSelf
Jimmy CliffSelf
Aretha FranklinSelf
Jesse BoyceSelf
Donna GodchauxSelf
Edward KingSelf