9.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Overview
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
9.1
Overview
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a concert documentary primarily focused on artistic performance and musical expression, lacking any discernible political agenda or explicit promotion of specific ideologies from either the left or the right.
This concert film features a diverse ensemble of musicians on stage. Its format as a performance piece means it does not engage with narrative critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on the musical presentation.
Secondary
Stop Making Sense is a concert film documenting the Talking Heads' live performance. It lacks a narrative or character development, focusing entirely on music and stagecraft. Consequently, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the film's content.
Stop Making Sense is a concert film documenting the band Talking Heads' live performance. It contains no identifiable transsexual characters or themes, as its focus is solely on the musical performance and stagecraft.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Stop Making Sense is a concert film documenting the band Talking Heads and their touring musicians. All real-life band members and performers are portrayed on screen as their historically documented genders, with no fictionalized character gender changes.
Stop Making Sense is a concert film featuring the band Talking Heads and their touring musicians performing as themselves. There are no fictional characters or historical figures whose race was altered from a prior established canon or historical record.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.7
8.3
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10.0
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