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  • 2008
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 2008
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h

Summary From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast-moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson's life--his intense and il...

Directed By: Alex Gibney

Written By: Hunter S. Thompson, Alex Gibney

  • 2008
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 2008
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
73
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Summary From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast-moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson's life--his intense and il...

Directed By: Alex Gibney

Written By: Hunter S. Thompson, Alex Gibney

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91
The movie also captures Thompson's tragedy: the haze of drugs and bad writing that consumed him for no less than his last 30 years.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
88
It leaves you wondering, how was it that so many people liked this man who does not seem to have liked himself?
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
80
A tender, even-tempered elegy to a writer who at his peak could ingest staggering (literally) amounts of drugs and alcohol and transform, like Popeye after a can of spinach, into a superhuman version of himself--more trenchant, more cutting, more hilarious than any political journalist before or since.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
75
Johnny Depp, who portrayed Thompson's alter-ego in Gilliam's film, provides the narration. If there's hagiography here, it's counterbalanced by biographical truth.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
70
While the evidence of his spotty post-1970s work is hard to refute, Gonzo proves what a vapid, overvalued commodity edginess is, championing Thompson's best work for brass-tacks insight more than brass-balled outrage.
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63
It may be impossible to make an uninteresting documentary about Hunter S. Thompson, but is it unfair to ask Gonzo for more Hunter and less Jimmy Carter?
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
It seems to celebrate him more for his attitude, his fashionably leftist politics, his fame and his friendships than for any meaningful accomplishment.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BBC Storyville, Diverse Productions, HDNet Films, Jigsaw Productions, Phantom Films
Release Date Jul 4, 2008
Duration 2 h
Rating R
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Website http://www.huntersthompsonmovie.com/
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Awards

True/False Film Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination

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