20,000 Days on Earth (2014) Reviews & Ratings

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20,000 Days on Earth reviews

20,000 Days on Earth holds a 7.0/10 average from 218 TMDB ratings.

Simultaneously one of the most pretentious and brilliant things I have ever seen. If you love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, you will love this. If you find his music dark and too much hard work, stay away. 8/10
— furious_iz (8/10)

I wouldn’t hesitate to call Nick Cave a genius, especially not after watching 20,000 Days on Earth – and yet, the beauty of this biofictional film, co-written by Cave with directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is its humility. Most movies about musicians, particularly rockstars, suffer from what we might call The Amadeus Syndrome; in contrast, 20,000 Days is a refreshing reminder that you must let inspiration fin…
— tmdb28039023 (6/10)

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

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