I'm Not There

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I'm Not There

R

2007

2h 15m

Biography

Drama

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Several actors portray legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at different stages in his personal life and career. In 1959 a guitar-strumming youth (Marcus Carl Franklin) rides the rails, calling himself "Guthrie." Then a man named Jack (Christian Bale) emerges in New York's Greenwich Village, followed by "Robbie (Heath Ledger)," Jude (Cate Blanchett) and other personalities.

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I'm Not There's unique editing, visuals, and multiple talented actors portraying Bob Dylan make for a deliciously unconventional experience. Each segment brings a new and fresh take on Dylan's life.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

Haynes is brilliant at tearing off the top of his own head and giving audiences a peek into his pop obsessions.

Rated: 5/5

May 1, 2008

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It's brilliant, demanding, exasperating; it's undramatic but absorbing, more enigmatic than revealing, up itself and wildly inventive.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 26, 2007

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

A crazy film which shouldn't work, but for most of the time does.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 21, 2007

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

If I'm Not There is less affecting than Anton Corbijn's cool-headed, chronological Ian Curtis biopic Control, the year's other notable musician portrait, it rewards repeat viewing like few previous biographical features.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 28, 2024

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

It could be argued no such film could be made about any other performer than Dylan, so relevant, omnipresent and productive across so many decades. But this shapeless glob about creative tendencies toward contradiction and chaos has no direction home.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 9, 2023

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

An inspired spiritual biopic that miraculously reflects the poetry and unique essence of its singular subject.

Sep 23, 2023

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Cat B

Honestly just a weird-ahh movie. It's one of those really avant-garde things that makes people say, "It was....interesting." My teenage daughter spent the entirety of the film going "What the frick is happening? I'm so confused rn" which is basically the definition of this movie, so heads-up. I'm sure this is some peoples' jam, and good for them, so if you're that specific kind of artsy type, go ahead, but if you're looking for an informative, straightforward, or true to reality sort of movie, this is not it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Dena H

This completley breaks the biopic formula you won't get a whole lot out of this if you don't know much about Bob Dylan.But you will probably still like it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Tim M

Todd Haynes's experimental I'm Not There is more disparate than most music biopics - pseudo or otherwise - but is ultimately able to find the ethos of Bob Dylan's mystique.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Destry S

This is a horrible movie. I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan. I've tried to watch this movie on 3 different occasions. Turned it off each time. Great cast. Terrible film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Marit Risto F

I love this film, in all its aspects

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Joel B

Simply stated? I didn't like this movie and wouldn't recommend it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Synopsis

Several actors portray legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at different stages in his personal life and career. In 1959 a guitar-strumming youth (Marcus Carl Franklin) rides the rails, calling himself "Guthrie." Then a man named Jack (Christian Bale) emerges in New York's Greenwich Village, followed by "Robbie (Heath Ledger)," Jude (Cate Blanchett) and other personalities.

Director: Todd Haynes
Producer: James D. Stern, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: VIP 4 Medienfonds, Killer Films, John Wells Productions, Endgame Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 2h 15m

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