Summary
The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists -drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison- made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 55Audiences 78GoodWatch 66
Metascore55
User score8.2
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.8/5
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −10 min on the typical 96
typical 9686Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
Released
2010
April 9, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more19 people
- Johnny DeppNarrator (voice)
- Jim MorrisonSelf (archive footage)
- John DensmoreSelf (archive footage)
- Ray ManzarekSelf (archive footage)
- Robby KriegerSelf (archive footage)
- Pamela CoursonSelf (archive footage)
- Janis JoplinSelf (archive footage)
- Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
- JLJim LaddSelf (voice)
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Ed SullivanSelf (archive footage)
Elvis PresleySelf (archive footage)
Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Charles MansonSelf (archive footage)
Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)- BBBruce BotnickSelf (archive footage/photos)
- PAPaul A. RothchildSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Tom DiCillo Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Music
Production · 7
- Bill Guttentag Executive Producer
- John Branca Executive Producer
- Dick Wolf Producer
- Jeff Jampol Producer
- John Beug Producer
- Tim Deluca Supervising Producer
Editing · 2
- Micky Blythe Editor
- Kevin Krasny Editor
Sound · 11
- The Doors Music
- Jeffrey Kaplan Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Editor
- Bruce Botnick Music Producer
- Robby Krieger Music Producer
- Ray Manzarek Music Producer
- Chris Carpenter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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