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The film gives us a look at the New York City punk-rock scene and the venerable nightclub, CBGB, that helps launch the careers of such bands as Blondie, the Ramones and the Police.

Genre:

Musical, Drama

Actors:

Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Justin Bartha, Richard de Klerk, Johnny Galecki, Kyle Gallner, Ashley Greene, Rupert Grint, Estelle Harris, Taylor Hawkins, Ryan Hurst, ...»

Director:

Randall Miller

Country:

United States

Release:

2013

IMDb:

6.6

Quality:

Duration:

102 min

RogerEbert.com

"CBGB" ain't no party, it ain't no disco, it ain't no foolin' around.

October 11, 2013

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Metro

It's '24 Hour Party People' without the wit and definitely without the love of the music it pretends to lionize.

November 14, 2013

The Film Stage

With nonexistent character depth, abysmal storytelling, and an aesthetic gimmick that hurts the film far more than it helps, all CBGB only benefits from a killer soundtrack.

June 22, 2016

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Hollywood Reporter

Alan Rickman's lead performance highlights a sincere but insubstantial rock pic.

October 11, 2013

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Canada.com

Under Rickman's pained gaze you wonder what he saw in the music, although when you hear it... it does take you back. There's something there, but CBGB isn't it.

December 12, 2013

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New York Post

In place of punk's howling rage, you get gross-out jokes that include at least a half-dozen close-ups of the poop from Kristal's bowel-challenged dog.

October 10, 2013

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EntertainmentTell

Plays like it was written and directed by people who have never listened to or heard of punk rock in their lives

December 17, 2013

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Newark Star-Ledger

If you really want to remember those times? Get out "Horses." Or "Talking Heads: 77." Or "Blank Generation." Preferably on vinyl, with all the pops and scratches. And play them. Loud.

October 11, 2013

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New York Times

I would swear on a stack of Dead Boys T-shirts and a first pressing of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' "Blank Generation" that it could not possibly have been like that: so silly, so trivial, so boring.

October 10, 2013

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Montreal Gazette

Ultimately, CBGB tries to be too cute of a film about a great, gritty topic, but for those seeking an innocent trip through a pivotal time in rock, it's better than a kick in the head.

November 08, 2013

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Cinema Crazed

You figure a movie that features the Ramones and Blondie would be so extraordinary and energetic, but "CBGB" makes them seem so mundane and unimportant.

July 28, 2014

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Variety

The music rocks, but little else does, in Randall Miller's sitcom snapshot of New York's iconic punk incubator.

October 15, 2013

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