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Who Killed Nancy?

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Who Killed Nancy?

2009

1h 40m

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21 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

A writer reinvestigates the death of Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious.

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Critics Consensus

The titular question remains unanswered. We still don't know after this inconclusive, and shallow investigation into the seedier depths of Punk.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

It plants resonant doubts.

Rated: B+

Aug 11, 2010

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Fails as a detective story, but it does offer an entertaining look at the punk scene in the 1970s.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 30, 2010

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Cares less about investigating a death than about vindicating an accused killer.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2010

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Benjamin H. Smith

Decider

While often amateurishly put together, and with an annoyingly loud soundtrack which makes it seem like a music video at times, Who Killed Nancy is still a decent viewing experience for anyone interested in the subject matter.

Nov 12, 2019

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

The film is as much about who killed Sid Vicious as who killed Nancy Spungen, but an enthralling and touching story all around.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 2, 2010

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Cheesy exploitation punk rock history takes a random path around the mystery of Nancy Spungen's death...

Rated: C

Jul 27, 2010

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Audience Member

I can't express how much I love this doc. It was a very nice analysis on the murder, which gets you thinking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Is more of a documentary about Sid and Nancy's relationship than anything else, but it does indeed raise some interesting and valid concerns about elements of the murder that simply don't add up.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Interesting, but is more about Sid than Nancy, and raises more questions than it answers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely convincing, but leaves some sloppy, unanswered questions.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

I wasn't really sure what to expect from the film going into it. In the end, there are no definite answers to the question but there are bits of information I'd never heard before which brought up other possibilities other than the standard "Sid did it" response. Based on that, I found it worth watching. There's also some interesting animation throughout.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

glad the truth came out. too bad it was 30 years later and only those without voices care.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

A writer reinvestigates the death of Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious.

Director: Alan G. Parker
Producer: Christine Alderson
Production Co: Ipso Facto Films, Bill and Ben Productions, Double D Productions
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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