Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Released Jul 26, 2017

1 hr. 43 min.

Documentary

Music

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91%

46 Reviews

Tomatometer

89%

100+ Ratings

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Filmmaker Catherine Bainbridge examines the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history. She exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped influence popular culture.

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Critics Consensus

RUMBLE shines a long overdue spotlight on key contributions to the American musical lexicon, satisfying rock scholars while offering a fascinating -- albeit sobering -- primer on the foundations of a genre.

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Georgan G

If you are a music lover, or a history buff, or enjoy learning more about Native Americans - this movie is for you. GREAT music. Interesting history, albeit sad. You get to see music icons.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/23

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Audience Member

A well organized, informative, moving, and enlightening film. See it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Jorge G

It's a must see for all music lovers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/21

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Audience Member

Amazing and long overdue. Lots of musician that you didn't know were Native/Indigenous! If you love music this is a must watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Learned a lot about the Indian/Indigenous influence on jazz, blues and rock music. Introduced me to some great artists I'd never heard of before. Excellent music documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Lisa D

This was fantastic and so enlightening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/20

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Rafer Guzman

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A solid rock-doc that turns up the volume on a little-noticed influence in American pop music.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 19, 2019

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Jack Hamilton

Slate

It feels like something much bigger than the film itself comes entirely together: four men on a stage, being musicians, being Indians, being Americans, playing rock 'n' roll.

Jun 28, 2018

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Ssolid if conventional.

Sep 25, 2017

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Benjamin H. Smith

Decider

It's certainly one of the best music docs I've ever seen.

Feb 8, 2021

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

A revealing, engaging portrait of a too-long-unseen slice of our collective popular culture.

Rated: B

Jul 1, 2020

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Roger Catlin

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The great, untold story of Native American pioneers of rock 'n' roll should be shown to every misguided MAGA-hat wearing student at Covington Catholic High School.

Jan 31, 2019

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Catherine Bainbridge examines the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history. She exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped influence popular culture.

Director: Catherine Bainbridge
Executive Producer: Catherine Bainbridge, Christina Fon, Tim Johnson, Linda Ludwick, Jan Rofekamp, Stevie Salas, Ernest Webb
Screenwriter: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Rezolution Pictures
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $223.8K

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