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2020
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 35 m

2020
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 35 m

Summary If it hadn’t been for a bottle of scotch and a late-night visit from musician Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter might never have been elected the 39th President of the United States. The documentary charts the mostly forgotten story of how Carter, a lover of all types of music, forged a tight bond with musicians Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothe...

Directed By: Mary Wharton

Written By: Bill Flanagan

2020
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 35 m

2020
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 35 m

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

73

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

6.5

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Summary If it hadn’t been for a bottle of scotch and a late-night visit from musician Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter might never have been elected the 39th President of the United States. The documentary charts the mostly forgotten story of how Carter, a lover of all types of music, forged a tight bond with musicians Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothe...

Directed By: Mary Wharton

Written By: Bill Flanagan

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
7 Reviews

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Oct 29, 2020

Wharton’s film benefits from exceptional timing, which may not be accidental. Carter’s diplomacy and decency, his easy smile and comparatively youthful veneer contrast dramatically with the current American president and his secretive, self-aggrandizing, circled-wagons administration.

By Kim Hughes FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 10, 2020

“Rock & Roll President” is a potent and poignant reminder of how some things used to be and may never be again.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Oct 29, 2020

Carter himself ties a bow on the film, noting that music is a galvanizing force and that what will unite mankind is a shared respect for truth, God, freedom and democracy. That and a righteous Allman Brothers jam.

By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW

Sep 24, 2020

Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President isn’t a political documentary, but it is a civics lesson.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

Sep 9, 2020

It’s a fun soulful documentary that’s rarely ever invasive, depicting the type of statesman we’re sorely missing today.

By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Sep 10, 2020

Wharton brings an extraordinary diversity of speakers to explain the wildly eclectic archive footage she assembles, with as many foreign policy experts as guitarists.

Sep 8, 2020

While Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President doesn’t always manage to fuse these recollections together, it compensates in a bevy of amusing anecdotes.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

17% Negative
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Details

Production Company Not Just Peanuts, Sim, Thunder Moccasin Pictures

Release Date Sep 9, 2020

Duration 1 h 35 m

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Website https://www.facebook.com/Jimmy-Carter-Rock-Roll-President-108568184316277

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Awards

Los Angeles Film Awards

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

FOCAL International Awards

• 2 Nominations

Cordillera International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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