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Thriller 40
🎬 Movie

Thriller 40

2023 · 89 min Documentary Music
8.5 / 10 · TMDB

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film operates as a perfectly tuned nostalgia machine, where every frame adds a brushstroke to the portrait of an era. It sidesteps grandiosity, focusing instead on the meticulous labor and creative sparks behind a global phenomenon.

What lingers after the credits is not just a collection of facts, but the palpable feeling of magic born from the collision of talent and obsession. You'll find yourself reaching for the album again, listening with newly attuned ears. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Nelson George

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Studio electricity, the click of a metronome, and a genius's shadow in the rehearsal hall mirror.

🎭 Cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Usher

Usher

Self

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Self

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson

Self

Ed Eckstine

Ed Eckstine

Self

John Branca

John Branca

Self

Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland

Self

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Matt Forger

Self

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