Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll

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2023

1h 37m

Comedy

Horror

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A rock band steals a dead singer's song to jump-start their career, but their rise to fame turns to chaos.

Peter Gray

The AU Review

A British rock mockumentary (rockumentary?) that very much submits to a level of madness that is likely to prove incredibly divisive.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 8, 2025

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Jim Schembri

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This self-consciously goofy satire about the rock music business and its associated perils – fame; envy; drugs; copyright; wanton killing – sports a great premise but possesses neither the pace nor crazed energy to totally pull the heightened soiree off.

Rated: 2/5

May 2, 2025

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Terry Sherwood

Film Threat

It might not be for everyone, but for those who appreciate a darker, messier, and more chaotic take on music, Murder Ballads will rock your world.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 21, 2025

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Mitchell Tolliday

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Simon Callow

Richard O'Keefe

Verona Rose

Dionne

Maxine Finch

Deidre

Lauren Cornelius

Annie

Mike Kelson

Lawrence (Keys' father)

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A rock band steals a dead singer's song to jump-start their career, but their rise to fame turns to chaos.

Director: Mitchell Tolliday
Producer: Lauren Cornelius, Neil Rickatson, Mitchell Tolliday
Screenwriter: Mitchell Tolliday, Neil Rickatson
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 37m

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