Rent A Complete Unknown (2024)
3.7 of 5 from 117 ratings
2h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an unknown 19-year-old named Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet), from Minnesota, arrives in Greenwich Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide.
- Actors:
- Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Joe Tippett, Eriko Hatsune, Peter Lewis, Peter Gerety, Lenny Grossman, David Wenzel, Scoot McNairy, Riley Hashimoto, Eloise Peyrot, Maya Rachel Feldman, Monica Barbaro, Dan Fogler, Reza Salazar, David Alan Basche, James Austin Johnson, Joshua Henry, Norbert Leo Butz
- Directors:
- James Mangold
- Producers:
- Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen
- Writers:
- James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald
- Others:
- Arianne Phillips, Paul Massey, Donald Sylvester, Tod A Maitland, David Giammarco, Ted Caplan, Timothee Chalamet, Yesi Ramirez
- Aka:
- Going Electric
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
- Collections:
- Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2025, Oscar Nominations Competition 2025, Top 10 Modern Musicals, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 140 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Making of 'A Complete Unknown' - The Story, Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, The Supporting Cast, The Design
- Audio Commentary by James Mangold
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 140 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Atmos, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Making of 'A Complete Unknown' - The Story, Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, The Supporting Cast, The Design
- Audio Commentary by James Mangold
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Reviews (3) of A Complete Unknown
Excellent - A Complete Unknown review by GI
To yearn for the historic moments in music history is arguably a symptom of getting older and looking at the past through rose tinted spectacles. This film will appeal hugely to fans and anyone who lived through or at least near to the events that are here portrayed, whether the appeal will find a younger audience we'll have to see. I suspect though that the electric performance of Timothée Chalamet's as Bob Dylan seals this as a very entertaining, interesting and absorbing music biopic. It charts the early rise of Dylan as he arrives in New York in 1961 as an unknown and under the guidance of veteran folk singer Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) his songwriting and unique singing voice soon finds a big audience and music industry interest. In fact the film skirts quite quickly through anonymity to fame via Dylan's relationships with early girlfriend Sylvie (Elle Fanning) and then already famous singer Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). Chalamet plays Dylan with a vague sinister, seductive, often funny whilst with a smirking and/or scowling persona. As Baez says in the film "You're kind of an asshole Bob" and that's often how this complex character comes across. The narrative climaxes with the infamous Newport Folk Festival performance of 1965 when Dylan played a short electric set to the consternation of the folk music nerds although it does play a little loose with real events. But this is not a documentary and this is a rather good biopic of a singer who is very difficult to nail down and therefore to portray on screen. In this film it surpasses itself in that regard. This is also unusual in that this isn't a standard rise and fall story, it's all rise here, really of a music messiah and the christian references are clear to be seen here. But this is Chalamet's film, an assured, complex and damn good performance and his singing is very, very good.
3 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
How to make a biopic - A Complete Unknown review by Alphaville
If you find Bob Dylan interesting, you’ll like this. If not, it will probably bore, although it’s very well made and doesn’t just give a one-sided view of its subject (unlike the hatchet-job on Donald Trump released around the same time). It’s very music-heavy and some of the early material does tend towards dirge, but Timothy Chalamet’s performance as Dylan is riveting and Elle Fanning’s portrayal of his long-suffering girlfriend is genuinely moving. The depiction of the 60s music scene is fascinating, as is the climax at the Newport folk music festival, when Dylan horrified the die-hards by discovering the benefits of electricity. Shame we heard none of the music after that.
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Dissapointing - A Complete Unknown review by Rm
I must admit I didn't know much about Bob Dylan before watching this. I understand this may be a true potrayal of his life, but seeing as Bob appears to be so dull, and a poor human being, I wonder about the merit of making this film at all.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.