Gimme Danger

Gimme Danger

Long live The Stooges!

Directed by Jim Jarmusch

Produced by Low Mind Films, New Element Media

2016108 min6.9 / 10

A celebratory documentary portrait of The Stooges' raw, revolutionary impact on rock music, tracing their cultural emergence and enduring legacy.

No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gimme Danger easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Gimme Danger scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Gimme Danger violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Gimme Danger end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Gimme Danger sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Gimme Danger

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gimme Danger

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gimme Danger, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gimme Danger, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gimme Danger, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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