Best bob dylan movies
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I'm Not There
2007 film by Todd Haynes
I'm Not There is a 2007 musicaldrama film directed by Todd Haynes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oren Moverman, based on a story by Haynes. An experimental biographical film, it is inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, with six actors depicting different facets of Dylan's public personas: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger (his final film to be released during his lifetime), and Ben Whishaw. A caption at the start of the film declares it to be "inspired by the music and the many lives of Bob Dylan"; this is the only mention of Dylan in the film apart from song credits, and his only appearance in it is concert footage from 1966 shown during the film's final moments.
The title of the film is taken from the 1967 Dylan Basement Tape recording of "I'm Not There", a song that had not been officially released until it appeared on the film's soundtrack album.
I'm Not There premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2007, an
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A Complete Unknown
2024 film by James Mangold
Not to be confused with Complete Unknown."Going Electric" redirects here. For the controversy to which the phrase refers, see Electric Dylan controversy.
A Complete Unknown is a 2024 American biographicalmusicaldrama film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriterBob Dylan. Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Timothée Chalamet (who also produces) stars as Dylan, with Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Eriko Hatsune, Big Bill Morganfield, Will Harrison, and Scoot McNairy in supporting roles. The film's title is derived from the chorus of Dylan's 1965 single "Like a Rolling Stone".
A Complete Unknown premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on December 10, 2024, and was released in the United States by Searchlight
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5 Bob Dylan movies to watch after 'A Complete Unknown'
On Christmas day 2024, A Complete Unknown was unleashed on movie theaters, igniting renewed interest in Bob Dylan’s mythical rise from folk troubadour to rock music icon.
The biopic, directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, centers on Dylan’s life from 1961 to 1965. During those pivotal years, Dylan arrived in New York City, wrote some generation-defining protest songs and was embraced by the folk music community — only to be cast aside after “going electric” with a more rock-oriented sound.
Like all biopics, A Complete Unknown does not tell the whole story of its subject. For Dylan, whose public persona has remained as ungraspable as the wind in one of his signature songs, it's simply impossible to summarize such a life in a single film.
Fortunately, Dylan is no stranger to the movies, having appeared in well over a dozen feature films and documentaries over the past half-century or so.
If you're looking for more after watching A Complete Unknown, here's our list of the five best
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