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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
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  1. ErikR.
    Jun 4, 2004
    10
    Yes!
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  2. RobleyB.
    Jun 5, 2004
    10
    Two previous biographies have demonized and idolized him. One previous film personified him... but THIS bio gets it right, captures the REAL man. Fantastic.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ChloéT.
    Feb 2, 2005
    10
    If you didn't know Charles Bukowski was a GOOD man, now it's done.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. Gerry
    Apr 5, 2006
    9
    Where have I been the last 40 years! The Beats are great but this guy is incredible and this documentary seems to have profilied him particularly well.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. JasonJ
    Jul 12, 2007
    10
    Anyone who did not like this documentary should be banished from society. Surrender - where ever you are - you have failed the test as a human being. Pirates of the Caribbean and Spider Man were tests sent by God. If you enjoyed them, you failed. Watch (and read) Bukowksi, appreciate it, and perhaps you will get a reprieve from Him. Suckers.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. Mick.
    Dec 26, 2005
    9
    One of the best things made on the life of.
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  7. KeithP.
    Aug 21, 2005
    10
    Turns myth into man - a remarkable man who persisted in his art despite a mind-numbing job and way too much alcohol. Very well done doc.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. [Anonymous]
    Apr 29, 2006
    8
    This is a must-see for anyone who is a fan of Bukowski. A lot of this footage is unique, never seen before home movies, interspersed with an ongoing interview with German television.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. BlakeW.
    Jun 18, 2004
    0
    A joke on the movie-going crowd.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. Johana
    Mar 17, 2009
    9
    Great documentary. shows how Bukowski was a raw and unfiltered writer.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    50
    Goes to great lengths to show the man-child behind the barfly, but in its rush to deify its subject, it lacks critical voices and context.
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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    100
    Bukowski is one of my all time favorite writers and now I have an all new respect for the man thanks to John Dullaghan’s phenomenal film. I’ll be breaking out “Post Office,” “Ham On Rye,” and “Notes of a Dirty Old Man” again very soon.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    50
    Despite the fact there's no lack of raw material, Bukowski fails to place its subject's actions and statements in any psychological or literary context. It's simply a celebration of Bukowski's misogyny and self-abuse.
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