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When You're Strange

2010 · 86 min

A hypnotic, archival trip through a band's rise and self-destruction, narrated with cool detachment and steeped in 1960s counterculture.

Tagline
A film about The Doors
Overview
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. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • addiction
  • death
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Tom DiCillo
Written by
Tom DiCillo
Starring
Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, Pamela Courson, Janis Joplin, Andy Warhol
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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