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When You're Strange

Seen it?

2010 | 86 min | Documentary, Music

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 The Last Waltz or Moonage Daydream, start here.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tom DiCillo

  • Johnny DeppNarrator (voice)
  • Jim MorrisonSelf (archive footage)
  • John DensmoreSelf (archive footage)
  • Ray ManzarekSelf (archive footage)
  • Robby KriegerSelf (archive footage)
  • Pamela CoursonSelf (archive footage)
  • Janis JoplinSelf (archive footage)
  • Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
  • Jim LaddSelf (voice)
  • John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)