Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Show (1995)

The Show poster
Directed by
Brian Robbins
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary interviews major figures in 1990s hip hop. Russell Simmons narrates and appears in the film. It looks at the music and the business behind it.

conversationalcasualinformationalarchivalgroundedreflectiveearthyunvarnished

What happens

The Show is a 1995 American documentary film about hip hop music. It was directed by Brian Robbins (in his feature directorial debut) and featured interviews with some of hip hop's biggest names. Def Jam founder Russell Simmons stars in and narrates the film. The film grossed $1,482,892 in its opening weekend and $2,702,578 during its theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?