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Corman's World

2011Movie1 h 31 minR

84

GreatGoodWatch score

84

GreatGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.

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Family movie night
Friends night

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Feels like real life.

Not for scares or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 92Audiences 80GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer92%
Audience score84%
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for documentaries, −5 min on the typical 96
typical 9691
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2011
December 16, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
24 of 40
Directing · 1
Alex Stapleton Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 19
Antonio Von Hildebrand Executive Producer
Polly Platt Executive Producer
Taylor Materne Executive Producer
Josh Levin Executive Producer
Jared Moshé Executive Producer
Richard Lim Executive Producer
Camera · 1
Patrick Simpson Director of Photography
Editing · 4
Philip Owens Editor
Victor Livingston Editor
Cheryl Johnson Archival Footage Research
Ellen Mulligan Archival Footage Research
Sound · 7
Jean-Benoît Dunckel Original Music Composer
Nicolas Godin Original Music Composer
Ryan Stuit Sound Designer
Kyle Schember Supervising Sound Editor
Margaret Yen Music Supervisor
Luke Bechthold Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
Amanda Tsoukanelis Graphic Designer
Ben Hurand Art Direction, Graphic Designer
Other crew · 1
Joe Dante Thanks

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