Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Name: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: July 9, 2004
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 74
Cast: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo

2004

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 9, 2004 | R

Starring: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo

Summary: Three years in the making, this documentary provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. (IFC Films)

Director: Bruce Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 141 min

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Owen Gleiberman

One of the most revelatory rock portraits ever made. Read full review

Dana Stevens

You realize you are witnessing a psychodrama of novelistic intricacy and epic scope. Read full review

Sura Wood

These are rich, aging men in a young man's game, and the discrepancy between image and reality, captured by the filmmakers, makes for engrossing material. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Doesn't require you to know anything about the band Metallica or heavy metal music, but it supplies a lot of information about various kinds of monsters. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

Metallica brought back the rights and funded the project, and it's their honesty and willingness to front the cameras, warts and all, that makes this well-edited, often very funny, documentary so compelling. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

By turns exasperating, appalling and surprisingly empathetic -- sometimes all in the same moment -- the three members of Metallica quickly emerge as the main attractions in Some Kind of Monster, but not for the reasons you might expect. Read full review

Jim Agnew

Simply put this is a TWO HOUR AND 20 MINUTE long documentary that consists of nothing more than millionaire rock stars bitching, whining and complaining about their problems. Read full review

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Rick_Blaster

Jun 22, 2020

Great Documentary, I loved the album Saint Anger, to watch this documentary, people must know that not everybody liked the album on the time...

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SkillJam

Sep 20, 2013

Simply the best music document ive ever seen. Its not just document like ,,In 1991 they released...." but they really going deep into their lives. It feels like you are there with them, they have their own people problems and its feels really friendly. I love it, THANK YOU METALLICA!

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ERG1008

Sep 14, 2010

Warts n all documentary following Metal behemoths Metallica & the making of their album, St. Anger.
Entertaining is probably the best way of putting this documentary. I neither love or dislike Metallica but I do enjoy music documentaries & this has lots of squabbles, ego clashes & musicalWarts n all documentary following Metal behemoths Metallica & the making of their album, St. Anger.
Entertaining is probably the best way of putting this documentary. I neither love or dislike Metallica but I do enjoy music documentaries & this has lots of squabbles, ego clashes & musical differences including singer/guitarist James Hetfield leaving for six months to go into rehab.
Lars Ulrich does start to grate a bit but there's no denying the talent that these people have, even if they are no longer the garage band/everyday Joe's they used to be.
If you love Metallica, you'll love this but it's also a good watch for general music fans too.… Expand

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