20 Feet from Stardom

"Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time."

2013 1h 29m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 267

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Synopsis

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Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

“Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time.”

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Cast

Darlene Love
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Lisa Fischer
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Merry Clayton
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Judith Hill
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Claudia Lennear
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Táta Vega
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Patti Austin
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Mick Jagger
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morgan Neville
Writers: Morgan Neville
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Morgan Neville, shot by Graham Willoughby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Douglas Blush shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Morgan Neville directs. Graham Willoughby behind the camera. Douglas Blush cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.
4Released 13 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Morgan Neville, shot by Graham Willoughby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Editor Douglas Blush shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Darlene Love and Lisa Fischer and Merry Clayton carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time.".
11IMDB entry: tt2396566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.