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  • 2000
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary An English documentary by Julien Temple which details the short but tempestuous life of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols from the perspective of the band members themselves, unlike the 20-year-old Temple film "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" which focuses instead on the perspective of Malcolm McLaren, the band's controversial manager.

Directed By: Julien Temple

  • 2000
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 48 m

The Filth and the Fury

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary An English documentary by Julien Temple which details the short but tempestuous life of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols from the perspective of the band members themselves, unlike the 20-year-old Temple film "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" which focuses instead on the perspective of Malcolm McLaren, the band's controversial manager.

Directed By: Julien Temple

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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100
Temple's wonderfully entertaining film brings the era back in all its confused and tentatively revolutionary glory, and bracingly demonstrates that the Pistols still have the power to shock.
By Peter Brunette FULL REVIEW
89
Anyone who can watch this film and deny that the Sex Pistols were one of the four or five most exciting and indelibly brilliant rock groups ever is pumping formaldehyde, not blood, through his veins.
By Russell Smith FULL REVIEW
88
If nothing else, The Filth and the Fury is a searing, forceful, entertainingly biased reminder only that the English group mattered - as musicians and as anti-social curs.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
80
Stays with you, though, not because of its political content, but because of the unexpected emotional punch that's thrown near the end.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
80
Electrifying.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
75
Efficiently and imaginatively directed.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
63
It's just twice as much as we need to know about the Sex Pistols.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW

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80% Positive
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20% Negative
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Production Company FilmFour, Jersey Shore, Nitrate Films, Panacea Entertainment, The Sex Pistols Residuals
Release Date Apr 7, 2000
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline A Sex Pistols film - uncut, unseen, unbelievable.
Website http://www.klockworx.com/movies/detail/no_future.html
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Awards

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
São Paulo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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