Thriller 40

Dec 2, 2023

1h 29m

★ 8.5

The album that changed it all.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Company Name

Optimum Productions

Thriller 40 Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self

Usher

Self

Mary J. Blige

Self

Mark Ronson

Self

Ed Eckstine

Self

John Branca

Self

Misty Copeland

Self

Matt Forger

Self

Myles Frost

Self

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

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