Woodstock
An expansive rockumentary turns Woodstock’s landmark festival into an electrifying time capsule of music, community, and sixties counterculture.
Overview
Experience the iconic music festival that defined a generation and celebrated peace and love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- joyful
- uplifting
- energetic
- music night
- concert film marathon
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regard the film as an immersive, technically inventive, and historically important record of Woodstock’s performances and countercultural atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The concert, audience, communal setting, and performances collectively document the late-1960s american counterculture.
The film is structured around lengthy sets by artists including Richie Havens, Joan Baez, and The Who.
Woodstock presents the three-day festival as a defining event in rock music and the sixties peace-and-love movement.
Multiple performers and audience experiences are assembled into a broad portrait of the festival rather than a single-subject biography.
Films like Woodstock, and why
Gimme Shelter
concert documentary combining electrifying live performances with a defining countercultural historical moment
The Last Waltz
influential rockumentary built around extended performances, musical personalities, and the mythology of rock culture
Monterey Pop
immersive music documentary using live performance to preserve a pivotal era of popular music
Stop Making Sense
expansive concert film connecting rock performance, youth culture, and communal spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Wadleigh
- Release Date
- 1970-03-26
- Runtime
- 224 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (305)
Cast
- Richie Havens
- Joan Baez
- Roger Daltrey
- John Entwistle
- Keith Moon
- Pete Townshend
- Joe Cocker
- Country Joe McDonald
- Barry Melton
- Greg Dewey
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Woodstock about?
- An expansive rockumentary turns Woodstock’s landmark festival into an electrifying time capsule of music, community, and sixties counterculture.
- What is Woodstock like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Woodstock as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Woodstock violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Woodstock.
- What did critics think of Woodstock?
- Critics overwhelmingly regard the film as an immersive, technically inventive, and historically important record of Woodstock’s performances and countercultural atmosphere.
- Which films are like Woodstock?
- Films with a similar feel include Gimme Shelter, The Last Waltz, Monterey Pop, and Stop Making Sense.
- How long is Woodstock?
- Woodstock runs 224 minutes.
- Where can I watch Woodstock?
- In United States, Woodstock is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
