MOVIE · 1971

Gimme Shelter

DocumentaryThriller92 min

The Rolling Stones’ 1969 U.S. tour builds toward the Altamont Free Concert, with the film moving from performances and backstage meetings to the tense logistics of staging a massive free show in California. Mick Jagger is the focal point, while Keith Richards and the rest of the band appear in rehearsal rooms, editing sessions, and increasingly strained behind-the-scenes moments. As crowds gather and plans shift, the cameras stay close to the machinery around the event — promoters, security, hangers-on, and the band itself — capturing a late-’60s counterculture landmark as it turns from celebration toward disillusionment.