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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 88Audiences 90GoodWatch 87
Tomatometer88%
Audience score95%
IMDb8.4
Running time
3 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +112 min on the typical 96
typical 96208Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 31 more
Released
2005
July 21, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Japan- United Kingdom
- United States
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more22 people
- Bob DylanSelf
- Allen GinsbergSelf
- Joan BaezSelf
- Johnny CashSelf (archive footage)
- Pete SeegerSelf
- Mavis StaplesSelf
- Dave Van RonkSelf
- D. A. PennebakerSelf
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
Martin ScorseseSelf (voice) (uncredited)- SRSuze RotoloSelf
Liam ClancySelf- MMMaria MuldaurSelf
Robbie RobertsonSelf (archive footage)
Richard ManuelSelf (archive footage)
Bob NeuwirthSelf- BLBruce LanghorneSelf
Peter YarrowSelf
Rick DankoSelf (archive footage)
Garth HudsonSelf (archive footage)
Woody GuthrieSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Martin Scorsese Director
Editing · 1
- David Tedeschi Editor
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