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Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story

2000 · 92 min

A bittersweet, behind-the-scenes look at fame and creative struggle, earnest and easy to watch.

Directed by
Neill Fearnley
Genres
Drama, Music, Tv movie
Starring
George Stanchev, L.B. Fisher, Jeff Geddis
Tagline
They achieved worldwide fame but, what they wanted... was respect.
Overview
The story of the 60s pop group The Monkees, as they rise above their status as a band created for a TV show, to establishing their legacy in their own right. The band faces many obstacles, among them the right to play their own instruments on record.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Neill Fearnley
Genres
Drama, Music, Tv movie
Starring
George Stanchev, L.B. Fisher, Jeff Geddis
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, music, tv movie
Directed by
Neill Fearnley
Written by
Ron McGee
Starring
George Stanchev, L.B. Fisher, Jeff Geddis, Aaron Lohr, Colin Ferguson, Wallace Langham, Stephen Bogaert, Polly Shannon
Music
Fred Mollin
Cinematography
David A. Makin
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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