Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Feb 6, 2016

1h 33m

★ 7.0

Overview

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall Trailers

Cast

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Rosie Perez

Self

Pharrell Williams

Self

Mark Ronson

Self

Esperanza Spalding

Self

Kobe Bryant

Self

David Byrne

Self

Misty Copeland

Self

Lee Daniels

Self

Berry Gordy

Self

Spike Lee

Self

John Legend

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5.9

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7.1

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Mar 17, 2000

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7.5

Walk the Line

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7.4

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7.7

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10.0

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Jun 12, 2025

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6.5

Beckenbauer

Jan 2, 2024

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0.0

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0.0

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Jan 17, 2025

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0.0

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Jan 9, 2016

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8.5

ABBA-dabba-doo

Oct 27, 1976

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6.0

E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre

Apr 14, 1999

No overview available.

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0.0

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Feb 26, 2015

No overview available.

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0.0

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Oct 7, 1995

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7.1

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Aug 26, 2025

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0.0

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Sep 30, 2017

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall Trailers

Cast

Quincy Jones

Rosie Perez

Pharrell Williams

Mark Ronson

Esperanza Spalding

Kobe Bryant

David Byrne

Misty Copeland

Lee Daniels

Berry Gordy

Spike Lee

John Legend

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