Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey.

Directed by John Cameron Mitchell

Produced by New Line Cinema, Killer Films

200195 min7.4 / 10

A glam rock musical odyssey that blends theatrical irreverence with genuine existential pain, celebrating self-invention and queer identity through song, humor, and raw vulnerability.

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

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  • Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Hedwig and the Angry Inch end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

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Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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