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2016
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 48 m

2016
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 48 m

Summary Emerging from Ann Arbor Michigan amidst a countercultural revolution, The Stooges’ powerful and aggressive style of rock-n-roll blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s. Assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B, and free jazz, the band planted the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in t...

Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

Written By: Jim Jarmusch

2016
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 48 m

2016
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 48 m

Gimme Danger

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

72

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings

8.1

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Summary Emerging from Ann Arbor Michigan amidst a countercultural revolution, The Stooges’ powerful and aggressive style of rock-n-roll blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s. Assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B, and free jazz, the band planted the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in t...

Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

Written By: Jim Jarmusch

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

91% Positive
21 Reviews

9% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

91% Positive
21 Reviews

9% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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The Seattle Times

Nov 3, 2016

Jarmusch allows Pop and the music of the Stooges to be the focus of the film. For most fans, that will be enough: Pop proves to be as likable and riveting on screen as he is on stage.

The Hollywood Reporter

May 20, 2016

If not every detail of the band's fluctuating fortunes and lineup is chronicled with crystal clarity, the punchy scrappiness of Jarmusch's film — stuffed not only with electric concert footage but with a cornucopia of amusing visual references, plus cool graphics and some droll original animation by James Kerr — is an appropriate fit for the subject.

By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Nov 3, 2016

Spry, entertaining documentary.

By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW

Oct 26, 2016

Considering how cheerfully its subject courted controversy, this is a chummy, openly booster-ish profile, designed as an introduction for those ignorant of the Stooges’ legacy. It’s plenty entertaining, but it’s also nearly as tame as Iggy, in his prime, was wild.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

May 20, 2016

Jarmusch fans won’t find much of the director’s signature touch here, as he self-effacingly pays homage to a beloved act – Stooges fans will find plenty to enthuse about in the film’s ample coverage of a little-documented career.

By Jonathan Romney FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Nov 3, 2016

A bittersweet, elegiac tone can’t help but suffuse a film animated by so many anarchic spirits who have since left the planet, but it leaves viewers with the exhilarating, inspiring reassurance that we still have Iggy. To adopt his own highest praise: That’s cool.

By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

Nov 7, 2016

The Stooges’ story is a natural fit for the silver screen. Unfortunately, superfan Jim Jarmusch’s love letter to them does not quite do it justice.

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings

75% Positive
9 Ratings

25% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings

75% Positive
9 Ratings

25% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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Production Company Low Mind Films, New Element Media

Release Date Oct 28, 2016

Duration 1 h 48 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Long live The Stooges

Website http://www.gimmedangermovie.com/

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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Cannes Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Hamburg Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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