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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005
Documentary, Biography
TV Episode
3h 28m
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star. (imdb)

Directed by:

Martin Scorsese
Martin-Scorsese
172 total credits
After serious deliberations about entering the priesthood - he entered a seminary in 1956 - Martin Scorsese opted to channel his passions into film. He graduated from NYU as a film major in 1964. Catching the eye of producer Roger Corman with his 1960s student films (including co-editing Woodstock (1970)), Scorsese directed the gritty exploiter Boxcar Bertha (1972). Mean Streets (1973) followed in 1973 and provided the benchmarks for the Scorsese style

Starring:

Bob Dylan
Bob-Dylan
29 total credits
Bob Dylan has 29 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Waltz, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back and Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
,
Allen Ginsberg
Allen-Ginsberg
37 total credits
Allen Ginsberg has 37 credits at Criticker, including: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back, Pull My Daisy, Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell and ChickenHawk
,
Joan Baez
Joan-Baez
22 total credits
Joan Baez has 22 credits at Criticker, including: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Woodstock, Dont Look Back, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese and Woodstock
,
B.J. Rolfzen
BJ-Rolfzen
1 total credit
B.J. Rolfzen has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Dick Kangas
Dick-Kangas
1 total credit
Dick Kangas has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Liam Clancy
Liam-Clancy
1 total credit
Liam Clancy has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Tony Glover
Tony-Glover
1 total credit
Tony Glover has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Paul Nelson
Paul-Nelson
1 total credit
Paul Nelson has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Countries:

Japan, UK, USA

Language:

English

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005
Documentary, Biography
TV Episode
3h 28m
Avg Percentile 71.32% from 738 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

Compact view
Compact view
Avg Percentile 71.32% from 738 total ratings
Rated 27 Jan 2007
89
92nd
Scorsese does a superb job piecing together Dylan's early career, culminating in the legendary 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert. Dylan establishes himself as his own individual, steadfastly (and admirably) refusing to be pegged down and pigeonholed. Scorsese unearthed a lot of great stuff to help put Dylan into context. A really compelling work that trucks along nicely despite its length, though I imagine it would be of little interest to non-fans.
Rated 07 Nov 2008
65
71st
Well-done portrait of a complex figure about whom I have ambivalent feelings. The heart of the film is the politics and the aesthetics of the relations between “authentic” folk music, “protest songs”, “topical songs”, and “commercialised” rock’n’roll, with the singular Dylan somehow both embodying and yet displacing the locus of these questions and these debates. In other words, Scorsese is definitely and admirably preoccupied by some rather specific questions in music history.
Rated 13 Dec 2009
8
79th
Was put together marvelously. Was a lot to take in but the combination of Scorsese and Dylan is a success.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
77
45th
Was not much of a fan before viewing. Still not much of one afterward. Scorsese does a good job cobbling together a story from, what has to have been, miles of footage and a daunting subject. He keeps things moving along nicely, and pushed the music to the forefront by including lengthy, performance clips. For someone so unwilling (or unable) to accommodate those poor souls who have to interview him, this was the only route to go. Still don't know what makes him tick. Might that be the point?
Rated 28 Oct 2007
97
96th
It's exhilerating. Martin Scorsese takes over the rock star portrait documentary genre and makes it his bitch.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
85
73rd
The definitive story of the musical beginnings of one of the greatest and most important musicians of all time.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
80
80th
Great Music Doc...I don't even like Dylan but it was really good.
Rated 11 Feb 2025
55
43rd
Loads of archival footage and heaps of talking heads which always makes for boring viewing. However, there is some educational value as it made me realise that Dylan and Orson Welles are kindred spirits; both boy geniuses from the Midwest who stopped at nothing to realise their artistic visions, and who never regretted taking no prisoners in redefining their respective fields. I also suspect that they likely both admired each other, but would never admit it (pure speculation from me).
Rated 04 Jul 2024
85
77th
A thorough charting of Dylan’s early life and influences, filtered through Scorsese's clear love and affinity for the pop culture of the era depicted. You would expect the whiff of hagiography to creep in at the corners, but it is surprising how frankly and brutally Dylan’s less likable attributes are dealt with – especially with Van Ronk and Baez around to offer first-hand testimony. A little long-winded, (only really picking up steam in the second half), but still compelling and fascinating.
Rated 22 Oct 2021
100
96th
The biggest compliment I can give this documentary is that after it ended on his motorcycle crash, 3 1/2 hours had passed and I wished it had just kept going. I wanted to see Scorsese deal with the Basement Tapes, the shift to country, "Self-Portrait" ... on and on.
Rated 29 Mar 2018
3
36th
Very good.
Rated 08 Mar 2015
80
81st
dylan is a national treasure and this doc turned this non believe into a fan. i only wish it would have continued passed his motorcycle accident, it was starting to get really good.
Rated 26 Nov 2014
36
9th
Proof that Dont Look Back was an incredible film on its own terms, and it's not just that I find Bob Dylan extraordinarily interesting or anything.
Rated 14 Oct 2014
85
41st
Wonderful archival stuff, often surprisingly candid, add facets to the dazzle in which we all see Dylan. Some of his free-associating songwriting riffs aren't overwhelming, but this half-century of snapshots adds another spin to our zoetropes of perception.
Rated 08 Jun 2014
80
92nd
"Play it fucking loud."
Rated 20 Mar 2012
27
82nd
What a boy.
Rated 20 Dec 2011
80
68th
For a 3.5 hour documentary, I kind of wish that we could have seen Dylan's religions conversion in the mid-70s. I understand the need for a limited scope, but quite frankly I don't care a whole lot about the folk scene in New York in the 60s.
Rated 30 Nov 2011
82
96th
You may not like Dylan, but its impossible to write off his contribution to multiple genre's over his career. He was versatile and a sometimes stunning songwriter. This is an effective biopic that covers the range of challenges that stemmed from his progression musically.
Rated 15 Jun 2011
83
93rd
nice movie
Rated 09 Jan 2011
85
86th
you gotta love Dylan to love this because the doc itself was mediocre
Rated 17 Feb 2010
82
88th
Scorsese shows the early Bob Dylan's years with integrity and sobriety, but you just can't stop admiring the impact this poet, singer and man had in world's recent history. Scorsa's No Direction Home is a precious document.
Rated 19 Jan 2010
82
74th
A lesson on how to make a documentary.
Rated 29 Jan 2009
75
44th
About an hour too long, the subject matter saves the film from a plodding, aimless drift.
Rated 25 Dec 2008
67
65th
a great companion to dylan's 'chronicles'. was really interesting to put faces to the names. of course it's more than that, an excellent documentary.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
90
96th
dylan is not just a musician, he is a character of america. One of the greats.
Rated 24 Nov 2007
3
21st
I don't even know why I watched this. Bob Dylan, to me, is just ok in small doses, but I'm not really a fan. Even Scorsese couldn't make me interested.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
78
83rd
The best rock biopic ever made. Scorcese and Dylan - what's not to like
Rated 13 Aug 2007
100
96th
Martin Scorsese's fascinating documentary of Dylan's early years as a folk singer, his sudden rise to fame and the outrage of his fans when they found that he had \"gone electric\". Includes new, extensive interviews with Dylan, plus commentary and music by Pete Seeger, Allan Ginsburg, Joan Baez and many other artists.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
90
83rd
I thought this was going to cover the whole range of his career but it's focused around the time when Dylan went electric (not entirely of course) and people's reactions and etc. His influences, the folk scene that he was involved in.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Martin Scorsese
Martin-Scorsese
172 total credits
After serious deliberations about entering the priesthood - he entered a seminary in 1956 - Martin Scorsese opted to channel his passions into film. He graduated from NYU as a film major in 1964. Catching the eye of producer Roger Corman with his 1960s student films (including co-editing Woodstock (1970)), Scorsese directed the gritty exploiter Boxcar Bertha (1972). Mean Streets (1973) followed in 1973 and provided the benchmarks for the Scorsese style

Starring:

Bob Dylan
Bob-Dylan
29 total credits
Bob Dylan has 29 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Waltz, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back and Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
,
Allen Ginsberg
Allen-Ginsberg
37 total credits
Allen Ginsberg has 37 credits at Criticker, including: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back, Pull My Daisy, Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell and ChickenHawk
,
Joan Baez
Joan-Baez
22 total credits
Joan Baez has 22 credits at Criticker, including: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Woodstock, Dont Look Back, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese and Woodstock
,
B.J. Rolfzen
BJ-Rolfzen
1 total credit
B.J. Rolfzen has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Dick Kangas
Dick-Kangas
1 total credit
Dick Kangas has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Liam Clancy
Liam-Clancy
1 total credit
Liam Clancy has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Tony Glover
Tony-Glover
1 total credit
Tony Glover has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
,
Paul Nelson
Paul-Nelson
1 total credit
Paul Nelson has just 1 credit at Criticker: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Countries:

Japan, UK, USA

Language:

English
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