Powaqqatsi
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.3/10
180 votes
Rating consensus
73/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~73/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Christie Brinkley
(archive footage)
David Brinkley
(archive footage)
Patrick Disanto
Self
Pope John Paul II
(archive footage)
Dan Rather
(archive footage)
Cheryl Tiegs
(archive footage)
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Powaqqatsi (1988)
Godfrey Reggio
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