The Greatest Night in Pop

January. 19,2024      
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.

Lionel Richie as  Self
Bruce Springsteen as  Self
Dionne Warwick as  Self
Kenny Loggins as  Self
Huey Lewis as  Self
Cyndi Lauper as  Self
Sheila E. as  Self
Smokey Robinson as  Self
Michael Jackson as  Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder as  Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

PodBill
2024/01/19

Just what I expected

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ChicRawIdol
2024/01/20

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

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Kien Navarro
2024/01/21

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Jenni Devyn
2024/01/22

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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