Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Nas: Time Is Illmatic end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Name: Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2014
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Nas, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Pete Rock

The journey. The music. The legacy.

Directed by One9

Produced by Illa Films, Tribeca Film

201474 min7.0 / 10

A respectful, deeply engaged documentary portrait of a landmark hip-hop album's creation, rooted in 1990s New York City and the social realities that shaped it.

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries American City Movies Music And Musicians Period Setting By Decade Fairy Tale Creatures

Genres

Documentary Music

Keywords

New York City Rap Music Hip-hop 1990s Queens

Questions people ask

Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Nas: Time Is Illmatic end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

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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