Creation Stories

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Creation Stories

2021

1h 50m

Drama

Music

Biography

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59%

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39 Reviews

22%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of the infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee, and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British Culture.

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Creation Stories lacks the thrilling power of the musical scene it seeks to capture, but its nostalgia for the period has its own entertaining allure.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Feb 25, 2022

Becomes a hyperventilating “Behind the Music” caricature, all familiar flash and precious little substance.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Feb 24, 2022

For much of its running time the movie’s reverb knob is set high, and what’s echoing are the movies “Trainspotting” and “24 Hour Party People."

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Kristy Puchko

The Playlist

Jun 30, 2021

A superficial rebellion draped over a disappointingly stale form. Basically, it's like sticking safety pins on a t-shirt pre-torn at The Gap.

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Nov 12, 2022

2/5

Alan McGee made an everlasting impact on British culture. Creation Stories sadly doesn’t make the same impact and is unlikely to live forever in the cinematic zeitgeist.

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Aug 17, 2022

3/5

There is rightly so much cultural history to be packed in and it takes a writer the calibre of Irvine Welsh, McGee's real-life mate, to do it justice.

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Ferdosa

Screen Rant

Mar 15, 2022

2.5/5

The adaptation of the fantastical rise and fall of Creation Records' founder attempts to capture the topsy-turvy vibe of its era, but falls short.

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kevenquinlan T

@RT75276071 Sep 17, 2025

Well, the audience got this one right. I LOVE the period- I was in it. I didn't like most of the groups this dude backed, but it was a cool look at a time in history. The problem is it's too fleeting- with whipping from one errant scene to another. It lacks any kind of story, it's just some dude 'discovering' music acts and him partying. That's literally the whole movie. This ,might've been something really great in another persons hands- but this movie sucked- and I couldn't get to the end, tapping out after all but the last 20 minutes.

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Shioka O

@RT54204327 Apr 8, 2024

I don't think this is a good film at all, but Ewen Bremner as Alam McGee is so natural. I needed subtitles for the heavy scottish accent.

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Synopsis

Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of the infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee, and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British Culture.

Director: Nick Moran
Producer: Ben Dillon
Screenwriter: Irvine Welsh, Dean Cavanagh
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology
Genre: Drama, Music, Biography
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 50m

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