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7.5

♡ 7

100%

Murray Lerner Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Theodore Bikel as Self

Howlin' Wolf as Self Odetta

Odetta as Self

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.

Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It

2017

7.8

♡ 6

biography

John Griesser Director

George Harrison as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Timothy Leary as Self

Radhanath Swami as Self

"Hare Krishna!" is a documentary on the life of Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrives in America without support or money and ignites a worldwide spiritual phenomenon, now known as the Hare Krishna Movement.

Can We Take a Joke?

2015

7.2

♡ 2

53%

political correctness

social issues

Ted Balaker Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Penn Jillette as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Hugh M. Hefner as Self

In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021

6.6

♡ 4

John Hillcoat Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Darius Rucker as Self

Jeff Bridges as Self - Narrator

Penn Jillette as Self - Narrator

Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most important moments in the legendary artist's career.

The B-Side

2016

6.7

♡ 2

Errol Morris Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Joni Mitchell as Self

Jonathan Richman as Self

Allen Ginsberg as Self

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited her studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. As pictures begin to fade and her retirement looms, Dorfman gives Errol Morris an inside tour of her backyard archive.

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020

6.8

♡ 4

85%

Johan von Sydow Director

'Weird Al' Yankovic as Narrator

Bob Dylan as Self

Ed McMahon as Self

Wavy Gravy as Self

The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual outsider artist was the biggest star in the world.

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

2020

7.4

♡ 3

100%

Richard Peete Director

Nick Cave as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Michael Lang as Self

Vanessa Carlton as Self

Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen's dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

2022

7.3

♡ 2

100%

Suzanne Kai Director

Quincy Jones as Self

Steve Martin as Self

Stevie Wonder as Self - Musician

Bob Dylan as Self - Musician

Suzanne Joe Kai's intimate documentary shows us how the Rolling Stone writer and editor defined the cultural zeitgeist of the ’60s and ’70s.

Patti Smith, la poésie du punk

2022

French

6.9

♡ 5

Anne Cutaia Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Mike Douglas as Self

Patti Smith as Self

Sam Shepard as Self

At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. She has become a living legend without ever leaving the sidelines. A poet, actress, and musician. Also militant. An artist with a thousand lives, now 74 years old. The documentary follows the course of Patti Smith's life. Childhood first, and the artist who says: "I wanted to be someone special. I felt distant. Not just from other children, I felt far from the whole world. I spent my childhood in think I was an alien. " Little Patti grew up in rural New Jersey and received a religious education from her Jehovah's Witness mother. But Patti Smith leaves the movement, which does not suit her artistic inclinations.

Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont

2020

7.1

♡ 4

History

Tom O'Dell Director

John Lennon as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

John Kennedy Jr. as Self

Michael Caine as Self

The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn't end. The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.

Nothing Compares

2022

7.6

♡ 13

99%

Kathryn Ferguson Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Joe Pesci as Self

Sherilyn Fenn as Self

Tim Robbins as Self

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.

Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James

2021

7.3

♡ 5

100%

Sacha Jenkins Director

Stevie Wonder as Self

Merv Griffin as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Eddie Murphy as Self

This profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James captures the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.

Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music

1969

7.0

♡ 4

Robert Elfstrom Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Johnny Cash as Self

Dale Evans as Self

June Carter Cash as Self

In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash reveals the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music star and cultural icon. Director Robert Elfstrom got closer than any other filmmaker to Cash, who is seen performing with his new bride June Carter Cash, in a rare duet with Bob Dylan, and behind the scenes with friends, family and aspiring young musicians.

David Crosby: Remember My Name

2019

7.5

♡ 2

92%

A.J. Eaton Director

John Lennon as Self

Graham Nash as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Michelle Obama as Self

You thought you knew him. Meet David Crosby now in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. With unflinching honesty, self-examination, regret, fear, exuberance and an unshakable belief in family and the transformative nature of music, Crosby shares his often challenging journey.

Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story

2017

7.7

♡ 1

Biography

John Anderson Director

Bob Dylan as Self

B.B. King as Self - Interviewee

Bonnie Raitt as Self - Interviewee

Paul Shaffer as Self - Interviewee / Keyboardist

The life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield, including some of the most pivotal moments of his life.

The Source

1999

7.2

♡ 2

Chuck Workman Director

Johnny Depp as Jack Kerouac

Bob Dylan as Self

John Leguizamo as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

2021

7.6

♡ 9

88%

Daniel Geller Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Rufus Wainwright as Self

Amanda Palmer as Self

k.d. lang as Self - Performer / Vocalist

This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

2007

8.6

♡ 6

Peter Bogdanovich Director

John Lennon as Self

Dave Grohl as Self

Johnny Depp as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous collaborations and notorious clashes with the record industry. Interviews with musical luminaries including Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart and Petty himself shed some revelatory vision.

American Masters No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005

8.4

♡ 4

performance folk rock

retired singer

rock singer

singer-songwriter

Martin Scorsese Director

Martin Scorsese as Self Cher

Cher as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Steve Allen as Self

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Once Were Brothers

2019