Movie
We Want the Funk!
20251h 30m6.2 / 10
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
More about We Want the Funk!
Cast
Nona HendryxSelf
QuestloveSelf
George ClintonSelf
Fred WesleySelf
Marcus MillerSelf
David ByrneSelf
Todd BoydSelfRickey VincentSelf
Credits
- Directed by
- Stanley Nelson, Nicole London
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Firelight FilmsUnited States
ITVSUnited States
PBSUnited States
BBCUnited Kingdom- ARTE GEIEFrance
Themes
composercultural identityculturedocumentaryfunkhistorymelodymusic
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