Does The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Name: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Music
Released: 1980
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Sid Vicious, John Lydon

Directed by Julien Temple

Produced by Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd.

1980103 min6.4 / 10

A deliberately chaotic, self-aggrandizing punk-rock provocation that blurs documentary and fiction to argue that the Sex Pistols were a calculated con, told with anarchic energy and irreverent humor.

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."

Clusters

Absurdist Political Satire Comedies That Mock Society Visually Experimental Films Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Musical Theatre & Opera

Genres

Comedy Documentary Music

Keywords

Musical Punk Rock

Questions people ask

Does The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.
Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle scary? 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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