Quincy
2018 · Movie · 124 min · ★ 7.4 · 71% critics
Quincy is an intimate biography of an influential music figure whose career spanned decades and genres. From early work as a jazz arranger and conductor through pop and film scores, it highlights how he helped shape American popular culture and crossed cultural boundaries.
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Streaming on Netflix and Qello Concerts.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (113 votes)
About
You’ll like Quincy if you enjoy uplifting music documentaries and want an informative look at a longtime cultural force across genres; Not for you if you want a no-holds-barred, controversy-focused biography like Zappa or Oasis: Supersonic.
Pros: inspiring music journey; informative and fun; wonderful archival clips | Cons: some filler; stilted interludes; less definitive
Themes
- composer
- musician
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- historical figure
- music production
- famous people
- soul music
- documentary
- music
- famous song
Cast & crew
Quincy Jones
as Self
Rashida Jones
as Self
Tom Hanks
as Self
Oprah Winfrey
as Self
John Legend
as Self
Will Smith
as Self
Peggy Lipton
as Self
Mary J. Blige
as Self
Kendrick Lamar
as Self
Dr. Dre
as Self
Directed by Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks