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  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 21 m
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 21 m

Summary Three years in the making, this documentary provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. (IFC Films)

Directed By: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 21 m
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 21 m

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings
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Summary Three years in the making, this documentary provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. (IFC Films)

Directed By: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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84% Positive
27 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
3% Negative
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100
The miracle of Some Kind of Monster is Berlinger and Sinofsky's ability to make us root for these self-absorbed man-children.
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90
It's a measure of the film's brilliance that it strips away the trappings of superstardom and allows audiences to see these men as flawed human beings first, musicians second, and rock gods a distant third.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
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5% Mixed
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29% Negative
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5% Mixed
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29% Negative
12 Ratings

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The result will stand as one of the most intense, in-depth, warts-and-all rockumentaries ever made.
By Tim Merrill FULL REVIEW
75
Doesn't require you to know anything about the band Metallica or heavy metal music, but it supplies a lot of information about various kinds of monsters.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
A revelation: funny, fascinating and insightful.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
63
I'm no psychologist, but it took about half this film's overlong running time to figure out that Metallica's problem is that Ulrich is a major pain in the butt.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
20
Simply put this is a TWO HOUR AND 20 MINUTE long documentary that consists of nothing more than millionaire rock stars bitching, whining and complaining about their problems.
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Production Company RadicalMedia, Third Eye Motion Picture Company
Release Date Jul 9, 2004
Duration 2 h 21 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The film that redefines group therapy.
Website http://www.somekindofmonster.com/
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Awards

NatFilm Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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