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Stop Making Sense (1984)

8.3 IMDb 100% RT 94/100 MC
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A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

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A24 · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Jonathan Demme

Box Office

$10,306,902

Runtime

1 hour and 28 minutes (88 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier transfer of what might be the greatest concert film ever made. A24 priced the 4K at $50+ USD with $30 USD shipping to Canada, which did not go over well. The feeling across collector circles is that A24 treats their catalog like merch drops instead of home video. The disc itself sounds incredible though, and the Atmos mix might actually be the reason to own it. The grain resolves better than the Blu-ray and more than one person has said the disc beats their local IMAX. Barnes and Noble and Walmart carry it if the A24 shop is showing out of stock.

noted Apr 7, 2026

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Stop Making Sense Blu Ray makes Criterion look cheap 220 You know what's Stopped Making Sense? A24's prices. 182 Has anyone's STOP MAKING SENSE 4K shipped from A24? 60 I went to see Stop Making Sense in IMAX and I almost wished I'd just stayed home and watched the 4K disc again. 38

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