Live Aid
Seen it?1985 | 984 min | Music, Documentary
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 16 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 16 hr 24 min.
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$150 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 601K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenneth Shapiro, Vincent Scarza
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- B.B. KingSelf
- CherSelf
- David BowieSelf
- Paul McCartneySelf
- Tina TurnerSelf
- Elton JohnSelf
- Teddy PendergrassSelf
- Eric ClaptonSelf
- Lionel RichieSelf