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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010

1h 54m

Biography

Drama

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Stricken with polio as a child, Ian Dury (Andy Serkis) finds success as a British punk rocker in the 1970s.

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Critics Consensus

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll pays appropriately uninhibited tribute to a pioneering artist -- and proves Andy Serkis can be every bit as compelling in a non-motion-capture role.

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Lauren Wissot

Slant Magazine

A cringe-worthy script chock-full of clichés.

Apr 28, 2020

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Ben Walsh

Independent (UK)

This hard-nosed drama comes across like one of those BBC4 hatchet jobs on iconic Brits.

Apr 28, 2020

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Matt Singer

IFC.com

If only the words I want to use to describe [Andy Serkis'] performance - charismatic, compelling - also applied to the movie around him.

Apr 28, 2020

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David Reyneke

PopMatters

The movie certainly had its moments, but Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll simply fails to take many risks.

Apr 28, 2020

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

A clown-ish rock flick that we'd rather soon forget.

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Cinemablend Staff

CinemaBlend

Even if nothing in the rest of the film quite matches that opening bravado and skill, it's a perfect opening salvo for a film that, even if it doesn't really know where it's going, has plenty of clever style while getting there.

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Gareth v

An ordinary biopic that is only held together by a solid performance from Serkis as Ian Dury.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Audience Member

It feels like you've seen everything before and done better, too.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Fine performances throughout a movie about Ian Dury, a punk rock legend of the 70's.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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This is a really good music bio. docu. film about the life and times and music of Ian Dury and his band. The man's illness and disability and how he did not let it stop him from living a full life, really inspiring for me as a person with illness/disability I also don't let it stop me. Ian's childhood and his fame I liked it worth a watch if you like him his band or the 70's 80's and punk rock music and a story of a man who did not let life struggles hold him back go give it a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

An absolutely cracking performance by Serkis, and a story well told. Didn't quite have the power of Control, but a great rock biopic nonetheless

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Andy Serkis does a superb job depicting the abrupt musician Ian Dury and the many personal issues he had with life. It's not just an ordinary biography though, there's lots of style to this film which really works in terms of both the musical influence of Dury as well as his psyche, and the director should take a lot of credit for this one too.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Stricken with polio as a child, Ian Dury (Andy Serkis) finds success as a British punk rocker in the 1970s.

Director: Mat Whitecross
Producer: Damian Jones
Screenwriter: Paul Viragh
Production Co: DJ Films, UK Film Council, Aegis Film Fund, Lipsync Productions, Hindsight Media
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 25, 2011
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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