The Dirt

TV-MA

2019

1h 48m

Drama

Biography

Music

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74 Reviews

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The misfits of Mötley Crüe rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame in the 1980s.

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Critics Consensus

The Dirt celebrates the rude debauchery that Mötley Crüe's fans enjoy -- but does so with the dispiriting lack of substance that the group's critics have long decried.

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George C

Silly, OTT and very 80's. Almost Waynes Worldesque. Which I imagine is exactly how they were. I felt the perfect tone for the movie was taken. Critics dont know what they are on about.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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daren l

I found this a fantastic film great actors who portrayed the Crue great they show the real ups and downs of being a rock star. The only fault is if they showed more background on all the artists would have been good but overall a fantastic film I recommend for all to see even if not big fans.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Reyna R

"The dirt" It is a film that covers the beginnings of Mötley Crüe until 2015 and it's a biography and also a musical and it is about how Mötley Crüe became Mötley Crüe and things that happened between them personally and as a band, my favorite chary is Nikki Sixx because I love him in real life and he is my crush but also because for better or for worse I'm identify whit him and this is why I was so impacted with this movie but even when I was shocked I enjoyed a lot, I cried, I laughed and I would see it a thousand times and of course I recommend this movie even though I know that because of the topics it touches on and who is about, many people don't like it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Honest D

I love rock and roll, metal, punk..... etc. But Motley Crue are garbage can people who did not deserve the money or recognition that they got. They have always been the equivalent of fastfood. If fastfood killed your brain cells, gave you h#rpes and was the human manifestation of the spiritual void of modern capitallist society. There's so much better music in the world. As if all of that wasnt enough, this movie is a complete trainwreck! Like it really does suck! Having MGK in this atrocity makes sense tho.... he is just as much of a poop stain as anyone in the band ever was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Argonaut J

The Dirt was a long awaited dip into a very nostalgic pool. The story of Mötley Crüe, the band I had plastered over every wall in my room as a kid. The story was as wild as I expected with a couple stories Id heard about, and a few that I hadn't. Anyways and hour and a half of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. They were known as the wild bunch the wildest craziest rock n roll group as far as reputations go. The movie was well done. The actors were very true to their characters and the movie was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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lena o

fun watch. liked Mick's portrayal in this movie, I love sarcastic guys lol

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Jeff Tremaine

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Douglas Booth

Nikki Sixx

Iwan Rheon

Mick Mars

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Tommy Lee

Daniel Webber

Vince Neil

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Jamie Ludwig

Chicago Reader

Even Airheads, the 1994 comedy that spoofed Sunset Strip hard-rock culture, had a more gripping storyline and emotional arc (and certainly more laughs) than this tale of a real band that helped define that scene.

Feb 21, 2020

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's very regressive in its politics.

Sep 24, 2019

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

This is rock bad-boy lore as a rocking bore, an endless parade of recreated afterparty ecstasy and emptiness that robs The Dirt of the vicarious thrill it had on the page.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2019

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Kenneth Seward Jr.

IGN Movies

Netflix’s The Dirt won’t win any awards nor will it inspire any would-be musicians, but it is entertaining and offers up a compelling story about Mötley Crüe.

Rated: 7.8/10

Jul 26, 2023

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

The material is pretty gratuitous.

Sep 30, 2021

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Dan Stubbs

NME (New Musical Express)

Forget passing the Bechdel test, this wouldn't even pass a literacy test...

Rated: 1/5

Jun 17, 2021

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Synopsis

The misfits of Mötley Crüe rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame in the 1980s.

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Producer: Steve Kline, Tommy Lee, Michelle Manning, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Chris Nilsson
Screenwriter: Rich Wilkes, Amanda Adelson
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2019
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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