Koyaanisqatsi

"Life out of balance"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.2/10

44,387 votes

91/100

Fresh

72/100

Metascore

7.9/10

761 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

6 wins & 1 nomination total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$600,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$3.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$1,723,872

United States

Profit

+$2.6M

ROI: +433%

Budget Recovery533% of budget

$0|Budget: $600,000|Revenue: $3.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

56.0K

Daily Avg

933

7-Day Trend

+1%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

United States

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1 Location Found

Series & Franchise

Part of

Qatsi trilogy

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ron Fricke

Film Editing

Ron Fricke

Music / Score

Philip Glass

Distributors

iTunes

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Koyaanisqatsi

Available in 77 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	MGM Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaG	MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceU

BelgiumAL

BrazilLivre

Spain7

FinlandS

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Godfrey Reggio

Writers

Ron Fricke, Ivan Illich, Guy Debord, Jacques Ellul, Leopold Kohr

Production Companies

IRE ProductionsSanta Fe Institute for Regional EducationAmerican Zoetrope

Cast

Ed Asner

Self (archive footage)

Pat Benatar

Self

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

Tags & Keywords

human vs naturetechnologycivilizationsocial commentaryrural areanature run amoknatureenvironmentenvironmental destructionlost civilizationobservational cinemaenvironmental disasternature documentaryman vs natureenvironmental catastrophe

External Links

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