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24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002
Comedy, Biography
1h 57m
Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan), Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters... (imdb)
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24 Hour Party People

2002
Comedy, Biography
1h 57m
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Rated 20 May 2010
87
94th
Can't quite keep the momentum going in the second half, but that's really the only drawback. 24 Hour Party People made me melancholy for a period I completely missed on the account of not being born yet. The love for music, the experience of 'being there' and the city shine through, and it's a blast to be surrounded by so many wonderful British actors playing interesting characters/music legends. All over the place in a good way, stylish, a wonderful balance of humor, semi-documentary and drama.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
83
77th
As a big Joy Division/New Order fan, I loved the first half of this movie. The second half got a bit draggy, but maybe that's because I don't like Happy Mondays at all. Some very clever penetration of the 4th wall in the film. I liked watching Tony Wilson, but I would have appreciated more Ian Curtis, Martin Hannett, and A Certain Ratio.
Rated 16 Mar 2008
83
81st
I like Tristram Shandy a bit better, but that takes nothing away from this wildly original slice of post-modern maverick film-making. Hyper-stylized, it's a hypnotic watch comparable to nothing. Rare to find a movie that so successfully breaks the fourth wall (which it does, over and over and over again), but Coogan is so charming in the lead that all of his asides work. It captures the time period well, it's devilishly entertaining... The movie is just a pure success. Great music, too.
Rated 08 Dec 2010
85
73rd
For nae parteecular reason, A'm gaein tae write this review i' Scots. Some directors brak the fowert waw, but Michael Winterbottom rejects the notion o the fowert waw tae begin wi. Tony Wilson, the main chairacter o this film, constant speaks tae the camera, and in thir scenes he haes omniscience o the seetiation by virtue o talkin aboot past events frae the praisent day. A'm shuir this film is even mair satisfeein for fowk that wis thare whan it happent, but A likit the film very muckle onywey.
Rated 15 Jun 2017
83
92nd
And yet no one talks about the Tommy Tutone concert where Gotye, Edwin McCain and James Blunt were all in attendance.
Rated 23 Jul 2007
61
32nd
A somewhat muddled look at the "Madchestah" era of music. Doesn't help that it's easier to recognise the actors rather than the characters they played. Not bad but could have been a lot better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
80th
Awesome! As a big fan of the punk scene from the 70s, this movie really delivered some great laughs, and some cool memories of listening to this stuff, not to mention that the acting is great, especially from Sean Harris, who gives a brilliant performance as the great Ian Curtis. It got a bit monotonous towards the end, but this is still a devilishly entertaining flick.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
96th
The premiere Post-modernist work. At least until I see Tristram Shandy.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
79
56th
Pulsates with a kind of manic wit and energy that keeps things from every getting dull. Coogan is hilarious throughout. Only drawback is a rather dull second half that focuses on the not-at-all-interesting Happy Mondays. When the movie makes the switch from the Joy Division stuff to the Mondays it's like someone crashed the party and pulled the needle off the proverbial record. Otherwise? Solid.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
80
91st
Madchester was an ingenious music scene, and this picture captures it perfectly.
Rated 06 Aug 2014
80
44th
Great flick, cannot take Steve Coogan as a dramatic actor seriously for one single second.
Rated 07 May 2017
80
85th
24 Hour Party People is the crazy Tony Wilson biopic starring Steve Coogan as the man himself. If even half of the madness is true...
Rated 08 Jan 2007
55
32nd
A vaguely amusing history of Factory Records and the Manchester music scene. Mostly it just lurches from one kinda boring episode to the next, and gives the impression of something made for people who already know most of the story.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
70
82nd
A class act.
Rated 22 Mar 2007
87
83rd
Wickedly funny, very clever stuff overall. AND, informative! So that's a bonus.
Rated 09 May 2007
90
91st
If you love the music, the movie will be like flipping thru an old yearbook. If you don't it's a nice comedy with too much name-dropping.
Rated 21 May 2007
88
83rd
Hilarious comedy with one of the greatest soundtracks ever assembled. Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson still live on...
Rated 14 Jun 2007
90
86th
An innovative look at a fictional documentary of the musical New Wave scene in Manchester. Post-modern and self-referential, it's both funny and engrossing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
88th
Great.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
72nd
God, I love Steve Coogan.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
39th
Though all I really cared about were the Joy Division scenes, the film as whole wasn't all that bad to watch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
92nd
Fantastic little film about the Manchester scene.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
95th
Great! A very british docu-drama about a very special time. If you like Joy Division or early dance: a must see!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
58th
good flick, good music
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
62nd
great soundtrack
Rated 17 Oct 2007
55
65th
If you like Joy Division or Happy Mondays its a must see!!
Rated 05 Nov 2007
72
50th
Drags on too long in the 2nd/3rd, but fun and well-acted nontheless
Rated 25 Jun 2008
86
96th
Very Nice
Rated 26 Jun 2008
0
0th
I'm not sure how this movie was intended to make me feel, but I found all of the people and their lifestyle insufferable, yet had the distinct feeling that I was supposed to find them the epitome of "living the life" and "awesome." I totally tuned out once the lead was getting head from a hooker in the back of the van and asked her if he could play with her tits. For some, that's an enviable situation, but I cannot connect with that in any way.
Rated 29 Jun 2008
6
18th
not what i expected.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
85
90th
Madchester rocked the balls off
Rated 18 Aug 2008
74
54th
Good music, great story and nicely original narration but besides that Winterbottom's directing could've been better.
Rated 03 Sep 2008
72
29th
Mostly: wrongheaded, unbalanced, unfunny. Unless you think the story of Joy Division (more than Ian Curtis) merits only half a movie and that the story of the Happy Mondays deserves equal(!) time, pass this one by. Like watching a comedy about Kurt Loder's time with Nirvana and EMF. However Nirvana and EMF would get equal time (& EMF gets 2nd half) & far more time would be spent on Loder's wacky hijinks at MTV than Cobain doing much of anything. Potentially funny I guess, but not here.
Rated 19 Oct 2008
78
86th
Good music, good story, good movie!
Rated 30 Dec 2008
95
98th
What a movie, the story of the late great Tony Wilson. Apparently people objected to the tag line's ending (Prat), only to find that it'd been approved by Wilson himself (who has a cameo in this), who thought it was funny. What a guy, we'll miss him they broke the mould with this one
Rated 31 Dec 2008
20
6th
M: 20/100 Mike: Crapumentary with about 5 minutes of good stuff about Joy Division.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
5
44th
Good but could've been so much more - I blame bad directing.
Rated 27 Mar 2009
70
57th
It's good. It feels good. It feels like I've just watched a good film.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
4
71st
"Winterbottom and writer Frank Cottrell Boyce knowingly play fast and loose with the truth, preferring to 'print the legend'. Manchester musos will fume at the absences and the outright lies, but that's just fuel to the film's fire."
Rated 08 May 2009
70
51st
The cinematography and aesthetic elements of the film excellently portray an era, but the screenplay falls into "nowhere" in the second half, with no certain direction to hold on the attention.
Rated 05 Jul 2009
85
82nd
Watched it when it first came out, introduced me to Winterbottom. The film is full of nice little winks, and as a mainstream film sorta expands the borders of docu-drama (actors encountering their real life counterparts etc.) If you liked it you may want to check Winterbottom and Coogan's "Tristram Shandy".
Rated 01 Aug 2009
80
55th
Not bad. Neat little history pic about the punk movement, the rave movement, and the rise of the Manchester movie scene and Tony Wilson's role in it. The soundtrack is the best part of the film.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
83
72nd
Fun and energetic docudrama. The tongue in cheek approach to the material works well.
Rated 11 Sep 2009
68
55th
disappointing only in that the movie really didnt center around the early Factory days of joy division/new order, favoring instead the latter-day madchester scene of the happy mondays. but coogan gives a great performance, and the music brought me back to my youth.
Rated 04 Oct 2009
70
71st
It's ok
Rated 31 Mar 2010
88
87th
An interesting insight into the grass roots of rave and the people who started it all, it's not entirely acurate, but touching and funny none the less.
Rated 03 Feb 2011
83
95th
i was being postmodern. before it was fashionable.
Rated 24 Jul 2011
75
69th
"I don't want to say too much, don't want to spoil it. I'll just say one word: 'Icarus'. If you get it, great. If you don't, that's fine too. But you should probably read more." Coogan=funny genius.
Rated 29 Nov 2011
72
47th
Coogan!
Rated 12 Jan 2012
50
25th
I'd recommend this film to anyone interested in music and, in particular, music history. I thought it was cool and clever how the film incorporated real events and real people from the music industry. I found the film a little disjointed myself - it felt like it was just jumping from one event to the next. Not so much flow. But it was a fun little film overall.
Rated 10 Mar 2012
90
96th
This is a funny fast paced movie which gives a great inside to a really special time and place for music. Is well acted, has an interesting narration and is very enjoyable.
Rated 21 Jun 2012
64
22nd
Obviously made with real love for the music and the era, which carries you along in a vicarious nostalgic haze. But the Happy Mondays were shit then, and sound even worse now.
Rated 14 Aug 2012
80
68th
Enough with the plot. I just want Steve Coogan to talk into the camera for 2 hours.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
61
39th
Starts to sink after Ian goes, and eventually gets to such a low point that it starts feeling like a straight version of Party Monster..
Rated 20 Jan 2013
35
8th
About two thirds into this I started to wonder if it wanted me to find these people and their lifestyle cool and exciting. Personally I just found them incredibly annoying, and the scene they were part of just seems unpleasant and dull to me. It doesn't help the film that its attempts at postmodernism end up making the film feel muddled and self-satisfied, or that I find Steve Coogan grating. Some funny moments, and I like the Joy Division scenes, but for the most part I don't get this film.
Rated 11 Feb 2013
65
51st
6+ recommended
Rated 22 Apr 2013
87
82nd
A biopic of Factory Records which doesn't take the easy way out. It looks at and celebrate the entire history, from the formation of the "experiment in human behaviour" in the 70s to its collapse in the 90s - infusing fact, fiction, and urban legend along the way. Witty and self-referential, the film plays around as much with documentary and plot structure as it does anything else. Very funny, but it's about the feeling of the setting & era as much as it is about Tony Wilson, Factory, or ecstasy
Rated 10 Jun 2013
75
62nd
Cartoonish in places, and glosses over some of the more interesting and deep bits of history, or even mythology of the Manchester music scene. But very enjoyable. Coogan carries it all well. Not enough Paddy Considine though.
Rated 16 Aug 2014
83
79th
Good scene film with one of the most apathetic characters for a lead. Some inspired dialogue and good coverage of a time when hoards of Manc musicians were profiting from being outright cunts. Highlights are the Brydon cameos & Coogan dancing like a fish.
Rated 29 Nov 2014
7
81st
Very entertaining and dynamic. Could have done with a bit less of the Happy Mondays (not a huge fan of them) but great charismatic performance by Steve Coogan kept my attention right through
Rated 23 Feb 2015
7
67th
For those interested in how the Manchester scene evolved and made a dent in worldwide music, this is well worth a look. A lot of great behind the scenes re-enactments + Steve Coogan is hilarious and carries the film wonderfully. Like others have said, most of the momentum is in the first half, while the second half is dulled by its focus on the Happy Mondays - a band I have no interest in - but overall this is a fun time.
Rated 12 Nov 2015
80
72nd
Soundtrack is banger after banger, and my first rewatch in a decade proved that it needed a clearer adult mind to view it for what it is; a timepiece docufiction shot on Mini DV. The first half is 45 minutes, the second half is almost 75 minutes long.
Rated 17 Nov 2015
76
53rd
For a film that's so often breaking the fourth wall and indulging in its meta-ness and unreliable narration, it still comes across as fairly ordinary, yet enjoyable for someone who may already have an interest in this particular era. Winterbottom and Coogan are a good match, the slightly odd-ball directing working with the slight oddball that is Coogan. The scenes with the Happy Mondays are fun and the highlight of the film (for those who want to witness the '80s pop-rock-star lifestyle).
Rated 25 Jul 2016
88
93rd
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Rated 21 May 2019
85
83rd
I'm a minor character in my own story. This is a film about the music, and the people who made the music.
Rated 08 Sep 2019
50
27th
i belive that postmodern narratives like 'tristram shandy' or 'if on a winter's night a traveler' are and need to be rooted with an impeccable style but this film is a mess
Rated 14 Mar 2020
63
77th
Seen: 2.
Rated 03 May 2020
65
19th
This is not Alan Partridge. Drugs are never as fun to watch as filmmakers think.
Rated 16 Jun 2020
75
64th
Great movie and as a musician it's a great subject matter. Steve Coogan's 4th wall breaks were at times a little confusing but it doesn't suprise me with him and I found it a frankly entertaining film with some sombre moments such as the Ian Curtis suicide which hit home.
Rated 24 Feb 2022
69
34th
Scattered, disorganised tour through the Manchester punk rock scene echoes Scorsese’s CASINO in its attempt to capture the sights, sounds and corrosive destruction of an era. Will likely speak louder to you proportionate to your interest in the subject matter; Coogan is terrific as the hazy Wilson, and is the perfect guide through this story which arguably peaks at the demise of Joy Division, spending its second half losing its way through characters (and material) less inherently compelling.
Rated 12 Jul 2022
82
70th
A Festa Nunca Termina estreava há 20 anos no Galway Film Fleadh. Enrolei vinte anos para assistir esse filme e só ficou o arrependimento de não tê-lo visto antes, não é em qualquer lugar que a gente vê o suicídio do Ian Curtis ser transformado numa cena cômica e funcionar. BlurayRip RARBG.

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