No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Seen it?2005 | 208 min | Documentary, Music
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Miss Americana or Moonage Daydream, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 28 min.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Scorsese
- Bob DylanSelf
- Allen GinsbergSelf
- Joan BaezSelf
- Johnny CashSelf (archive footage)
- Pete SeegerSelf
- Mavis StaplesSelf
- Dave Van RonkSelf
- D. A. PennebakerSelf
- John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)