Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019 · Movie · Not Rated · 106 min · ★ 7.3 · 77% critics
Marking the festival’s 50th anniversary, this documentary revisits a landmark three-day gathering through the memories of people who were there. It balances the spirit of peace, freedom, and community with the massive logistical challenges that nearly kept the event from happening.
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Streaming on The Coda Collection, PBS Documentaries, Cineverse +3 more.
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Details
- Original title
- Woodstock
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-05-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (51 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music history, counterculture stories, or crowd-perspective documentaries like The Grateful Dead Movie or Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten; Not for you if you want nonstop concert footage.
Pros: vivid firsthand memories; strong sense of community; engaging behind-the-scenes story | Cons: limited full performances; uneven pacing at times; less music-focused
Themes
- woodstock, new york
Cast & crew
Joan Baez
as Self
David Crosby
as Self
- WG
Wavy Gravy
as Self
Richie Havens
as Self
Stephen Stills
as Self
- BB
Bonnie Beecher
as Self (voice, as Jahanara Romney)
- BG
Bill Graham
as Self
- JR
Joel Rosenman
as Self (voice)
Michael Lang
as Self (voice)
Country Joe McDonald
as Self
Directed by Barak Goodman