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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

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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 04/28/2020
A cringe-worthy script chock-full of clichés. Go to Full Review
Ben Walsh Independent (UK) 04/28/2020
This hard-nosed drama comes across like one of those BBC4 hatchet jobs on iconic Brits. Go to Full Review
Matt Singer IFC.com 04/28/2020
If only the words I want to use to describe [Andy Serkis'] performance - charismatic, compelling - also applied to the movie around him. Go to Full Review
David Reyneke PopMatters 04/28/2020
The movie certainly had its moments, but Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll simply fails to take many risks. Go to Full Review
Rodrigo Perez The Playlist 04/28/2020
A clown-ish rock flick that we'd rather soon forget. Go to Full Review
Cinemablend Staff CinemaBlend 04/28/2020
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. Go to Full Review
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Gareth v 06/25/2023 An ordinary biopic that is only held together by a solid performance from Serkis as Ian Dury. See more 01/19/2022 It feels like you've seen everything before and done better, too. See more 11/14/2020 Fine performances throughout a movie about Ian Dury, a punk rock legend of the 70's. See more 12/21/2019 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. See more 01/01/2019 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 See more 08/10/2015 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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