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Michael Jackson's This Is It

Movie · 2009 · 111 min

A bittersweet backstage pass to a genius at work, thrilling yet tinged with loss.

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2009 film by Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega
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Year
2009
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • work
  • death
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
documentary, biographical, musical
Directed by
Kenny Ortega
Starring
Michael Jackson, Orianthi
Music
Michael Jackson
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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