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  • 2009
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2009
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite...

Directed By: Davis Guggenheim

  • 2009
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2009
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 38 m

It Might Get Loud

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 20 User Ratings
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Summary Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite...

Directed By: Davis Guggenheim

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
70
78% Positive
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
4% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
70
78% Positive
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
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4% Negative
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100
You'll never see a more tactile expression of the intimacy between artists and their instruments than in Davis Guggenheim's elating It Might Get Loud.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
90
In nearly every moment, an incredibly rich mix of their music, groundbreaking, defining, which alone would almost be enough. That It Might Get Loud comes with a righteous story too is a lovely bonus.
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80
For rock geeks of any age or taste, the lore in this documentary will be catnip.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
75
The moments when the guitarists teach the others their best-known riffs are fascinating.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
67
Feels like an iffy concept album with some great singles.
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50
The trouble is, once you get past the historical information and chummy interviews, you have to put up with the inevitable risk of any ad-hoc jam session: It Might Get Boring.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
25
An empty exercise.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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5% Mixed
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Production Company Thomas Tull Productions
Release Date Aug 14, 2009
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG
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Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/index.html
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Awards

Satellite Awards
• 4 Nominations
International Documentary Association
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Nomination

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