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2013 · Movie · 1h 41m · R

CBGB

CriticsCritics: 19
AudienceAudience: 6.4

A struggling club owner opens a Lower East Side venue in 1973, hoping to showcase country, bluegrass, and blues. When those plans falter, the club becomes a lively home for unconventional performers and helps bring New York’s emerging punk scene into the spotlight.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like punk history, lively music, and colorful character-driven stories, but Not for you if you want strict accuracy, polished performances, or a tightly focused narrative.

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Cast

Alan RickmanRupert GrintMalin AkermanJohnny GaleckiStana KaticAshley GreeneJustin BarthaRyan Hurst

Director

Randall Miller

If tonight is a CBGB night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.