Fresh
This is a history lesson that, conventional or not, rocks hard. It can't help it.
Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
Gimme Danger
The story of The Stooges.
2016 · 1h 48m · R
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Overview
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Detroit rockers may not have been "the greatest rock and roll band ever," as the movie declares in its thesis statement, but Jarmusch treats the group as such, which is what you want from a celebration of a band.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Rotten
Hanging back and being cooler than cool has long been a Jarmusch trademark, but when he gets too close to his idols it's an instinct that makes great artists look smaller than they really are.
Isaac Guzman, TIME Magazine
Fresh
Rock and roll is at its core and by default not meant to be neutral, but Jarmusch does an excellent job at steering the narrative as objectively as possible.
Caryn Rose, Salon.com
Fresh
"Gimme Danger" is ... plenty entertaining and includes many moments of foaming-at-the-mouth musical fury.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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