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A cinematic gift for Springsteen fans, Western Stars serves as a worthy companion piece to the album of the same name. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Backed by a band and a full orchestra, Bruce Springsteen performs all 13 songs from his new album "Western Stars," touching on themes of love, loss, loneliness, family and the passage of time.
  • Rating:
    PG (Brief Language|Alcohol and Smoking Images|Some Thematic Elements)
  • Genre:
    music, documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen
  • Producer:
    Thom Zimny, Jon Landau, George Travis, Barbara Carr
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $1.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Western Stars Films

Cast & Crew

Bruce Springsteen
Self
Patti Scialfa
Self
Thom Zimny
Director
Bruce Springsteen
Director
Thom Zimny
Producer
Jon Landau
Producer
George Travis
Producer
Barbara Carr
Producer
Bruce Springsteen
Executive Producer
Thom Zimny
Film Editor
Bruce Springsteen
Original Music
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Critic Reviews for Western Stars

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  • It's the cutaways between songs that stitch it all together with an emotional thread that charts its subject's struggles over the decades.

    October 29, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Philip De Semlyen

    Time Out

  • A lovely film that delves deep into the history of Bruce [Springsteen], particularly his young life.

    October 28, 2019 | Full Review…

    Tim Cogshell

    FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

  • A lovely companion piece to the latest album from the legendary musician.

    October 25, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

    Brian Tallerico

    RogerEbert.com

  • Throughout, Springsteen proves prophet and poet, a rhinestone cowboy still barreling down the highway of life. "Western Stars" is yet another exit on his epic journey.

    October 24, 2019 | Rating: A | Full Review…

    Adam Graham

    Detroit News

  • For Springsteen diehards - I'm raising my hand now - this is not the rich visual expansion of a very good album that its author hoped to make.

    October 24, 2019 | Full Review…

    Chris Klimek

    NPR

  • Now he's taken the reins as a movie director for a visual companion to his recently released, same-named album... that in its intimacy and honesty plays as if this is the way these songs were always meant to be enjoyed.

    October 24, 2019 | Full Review…

    Robert Abele

    Los Angeles Times
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Audience Reviews for Western Stars

  • Oct 24, 2019
    Real Simple. Bruce, Patti and a string orchestra perform the new album in an old barn, with Bruce providing liner notes in between songs. Simple, and really good. Album is reminiscent of #Nebraska.
    Joe S Super Reviewer
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