Year of the Horse

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Year of the Horse

R

Released May 9, 1997

1h 46m

Documentary

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Director Jim Jarmusch probes the minds and music of Neil Young and Crazy Horse during their 1996 concert tour.

Critics Consensus

Year of the Horse might be worth a watch for hardcore fans of Neil Young or Jim Jarmusch, but it will likely test the patience of most other viewers.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Jarmusch gets nothing out of his interview except the band members and manager repeatedly telling us how long and how well the group works together.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 28, 2019

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

This is an intimate, lyrical yet incendiary film, and it will please fans of both Young and Jarmusch.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

It cuts right to the savage heart of it all, thrusting the music center stage and leaving the rumors and anecdotes (most of them, anyway) to the biographers.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

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If you don't like the music, forget it. But, if you're like me, a Neil Young fan, this is great inside stuff.

Rated: A-

Jun 29, 2010

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

I'll never understand how Neil Young won the heart of Jim Jarmusch.

Rated: 0/5

Oct 5, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 1, 2005

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Aender S

Neil Young isn't my style of music, but the film is interesting nonetheless. I quite like the heavy usage of Super 8 in this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Unless you're a Neil Young die-hard, you're likely to find Year of the Horse unbearable. What's especially shocking is that it comes from a talented director like Jarmusch, who is known for intelligent, thought-provoking pictures. Evidently, his feature film making ability doesn't translate into the documentary realm. Year of the Horse is one of 1997's ugliest dogs. It's supposed to be a high- energy concert film that captures the intensity and camaraderie of the band members on and off- stage. What it turns out to be, however, is an overlong home movie with bad video and barely- adequate sound.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Very much for fans only.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Crazy Director, Crazy Music, Crazy Movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Best part: Poncho calling Jim Jarmusch "some artsy fartsy director from New York".

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Neil, Jim and the Horse get lost in a lo-fi adventure and poor editing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

Director Jim Jarmusch probes the minds and music of Neil Young and Crazy Horse during their 1996 concert tour.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: L.A. Johnson
Distributor: October Films
Production Co: Shakey Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $255.7K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, 1.66:1