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All Things Must Pass

2015 · 94 min

A warm, bittersweet nostalgia trip through the rise and fall of a retail empire, mixing lively interviews with a sobering business autopsy.

Directed by
Colin Hanks
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Dave Grohl, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen
Tagline
The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.
Overview
The explosive trajectory and tragic demise of iconic music retailer Tower Records, and the legacy of its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. Two hundred stores in thirty countries on five continents. In 1999 it made $1 billion. In 2006 it filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong?

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Directed by
Colin Hanks
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Dave Grohl, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • music
  • memory
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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