Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.

Directed by Nick Moran

Produced by Aspiration Films

2008119 min5.5 / 10

A portrait of a visionary music producer's meteoric rise and tragic unraveling, steeped in period atmosphere and psychological deterioration.

Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.

Questions people ask

  • Is Telstar: The Joe Meek Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Telstar: The Joe Meek Story end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Telstar: The Joe Meek Story scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Telstar: The Joe Meek Story violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Telstar: The Joe Meek Story easy watching? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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