Powaqqatsi (1988)
"Life in transformation"
ThumbScore
👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 56%
(RT: 56%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Christie Brinkley as (archive footage)
David Brinkley as (archive footage)
Patrick Disanto as Self
Pope John Paul II as (archive footage)
Dan Rather as (archive footage)
Cheryl Tiegs as (archive footage)
Is Powaqqatsi good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 191 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 56%, but audiences disagreed.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
Overview
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them. Wikipedia ↗
