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  • Summary: This revealing and touching film asks what happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians – punk rockers – become society's ultimate authorities – dads. With a large chorus of punk rock's leading men - Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath - The Other F Word follows Jim Lindberg, a 20-year veteran of the skate punk band Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band's anthem ”F--k Authority,” to embracing his ultimately authoritarian role in mid-life: fatherhood. (Oscilloscope Pictures)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. indieWIRE
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Nov 2, 2011
    83
    While the contradiction of punk rock parenthood may not have a solution, The Other F Word successfully has fun with the mystery.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    Nov 2, 2011
    50
    The film's juxtaposition of punk-rock fashion and cozy domesticity proves neither comic nor revelatory. It is, however, adorable, though not adorable enough to compensate for the film's damnable lack of focus.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jesse Cataldo
    Oct 31, 2011
    38
    Covered in tattoos and clinging to wisps of their outsider status, the men profiled here seem assured of the novelty of their dilemma, as if they were the first generation to settle into a middle-class existence after a youth spent on the fringes.

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  1. Savage925
    10
    If you are a fan of punk rock or simply a fascinating story of human emotion then you should enjoy this documentary. This really uncovers the behind the scenes lives of punk rock dads. It made me appreciate just what it takes to stay out on the road for months and be away from your family. Watching punk rockers tear up over their love for their kids is powerful.… Expand
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