Sid and Nancy (1986)

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Love Kills.

January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.

• Released: 1986-09-12
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 590 votes

Directed by Alex Cox.

Top cast

• Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious
• Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen
• David Hayman as Malcolm McLaren
• Debby Bishop as Phoebe
• Andrew Schofield as Johnny Rotten
• Xander Berkeley as Bowery Snax
• Perry Benson as Paul
• Tony London as Steve
• Sandy Baron as Hotelier USA
• Sy Richardson as Methadone Caseworker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sid and Nancy

• United States: stream on IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex Channel
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: watch free on Plex Channel
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV

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