I Want My MTV

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I Want My MTV

2019

1h 45m

Documentary

Music

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6 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A nostalgic look back at the birth of MTV, which began broadcasting in 1981 and went on to shape modern pop culture and change the world.

Owen Gleiberman

Variety

05/07/2019

The first thing you want from a history of MTV is to get dunked in the hot-but-cool nostalgia of it, and the fast, fleet documentary "I Want My MTV" delivers those 1980s goods about as good as you can get.

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

10/22/2023

5/5

a must-see slice of rock n’ roll history

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Joel Keller

Decider

09/16/2020

Should have more than enough material for MTV experts as well as noobs who don't even remember a time that MTV actually played music.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

07/29/2020

B

With low expectations, the documentary entertains, though this subject deserves a more exhaustive and critical dissection.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

07/11/2020

The film delivers if you want a predictable and superficial ride down memory lane ... but this documentary glosses over and ignores a lot of MTV's real history.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

03/02/2020

3.5/5

The music used is sufficiently varied that there will be something to please and something to annoy almost everyone. Structurally, the film is pretty simple but it's packed with information and has acquired an impressive set of contributors.

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Synopsis

A nostalgic look back at the birth of MTV, which began broadcasting in 1981 and went on to shape modern pop culture and change the world.

Director: Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop
Screenwriter: Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 45m