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The Staple Singers

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Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
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Wattstax (1973)
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The Staple Singers is known for 6 Underground (2019), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) and Now and Then (1995).
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
    6 Underground
    6.1
    • Soundtrack("I'll Take You There")
    • 2019
    Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, and Zack Gottsagen in The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
    The Peanut Butter Falcon
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("Freedom Highway", "This Train", "Uncloudy Day")
    • 2019
    Demi Moore, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Gaby Hoffmann, Rita Wilson, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ashleigh Aston Moore in Now and Then (1995)
    Now and Then
    6.8
    • Soundtrack("Respect Yourself")
    • 1995
    Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
    Casino
    8.2
    • Soundtrack("I'll Take You There")
    • 1995

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    Actor

    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • 1994

    Soundtrack

    • Samuel L. Jackson in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
      Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "This World"
      • 2024
    • Hilary Swank, Emily Mitchell, and Alan Ritchson in Ordinary Angels (2024)
      Ordinary Angels
      7.4
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2024
    • Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, and Jay Will in Rob Peace (2024)
      Rob Peace
      6.5
      • performer: "Respect Yourself"
      • 2024
    • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
      Sex Education
      8.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "I'm Coming Home"
      • 2023
    • Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer in The Bikeriders (2023)
      The Bikeriders
      6.6
      • performer: "Masters of War"
      • 2023
    • Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)
      Big George Foreman
      6.6
      • performer: "Respect Yourself"
      • 2023
    • Jurnee Smollett, Chris Hemsworth, and Miles Teller in Spiderhead (2022)
      Spiderhead
      5.5
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2022
    • Kenneth Branagh, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, and Tom Bateman in Death on the Nile (2022)
      Death on the Nile
      6.3
      • performer: "Stand By Me"
      • 2022
    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Respect Yourself"
      • 2021
    • Mavis Staples in Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
      Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
      8.0
      • performer: "Give a Damn", "Help Me Jesus", "It's Been a Change"
      • 2021
    • Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross in The High Note (2020)
      The High Note
      6.4
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2020
    • Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America (2020)
      Mrs. America
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2020
    • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
      Superstore
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2020
    • Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
      6 Underground
      6.1
      • performer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2019

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      CD: "Be What You Are"

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      Members have included Mavis Staples, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, Cleotha Staples and Pervis Staples.

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