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The Last Waltz (1978) | Ranked Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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The Last Waltz

Movie1978·117 min

The Last Waltz

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Documentary Music

A documentary music film directed by Martin Scorsese.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

314 ratings

About The Last Waltz

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: grief and loss, late 20th century, music performance, showbiz media, urban, group found family, ensemble, frame story

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Details

Director: Martin Scorsese
Language: English

Cast

Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm

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How The Last Waltz Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

1970s movies

Top 25%

Documentary movies

Top 18%

Martin Scorsese filmsTop 52%

Top 19% All movies.

the vibe

The Last Waltz Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadearnestcontemplativestylized

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

frame story

grief & loss

ensemble

group found family

music performance

showbiz & media

urban

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9