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Pearl Jam Twenty

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Filmmaker and music journalist Cameron Crowe pays tribute to the Seattle-based band's 20th anniversary with interviews and rare concert footage.
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Critics Consensus

Cameron Crowe's fawning documentary is a true boon for Pearl Jam fans, but the band's insistent resistance to fame comes off hollow.

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Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com 09/29/2011
5.0/5.0
Very few music documentaries in the history of the form have more successfully conveyed the inner workings and outer artistic expression of a band than Cameron Crowe's brilliant Pearl Jam Twenty. Go to Full Review Dana Stevens Slate 09/23/2011
Crowe has assembled some top-drawer ephemera -- old show posters, home movies, and candid backstage footage -- but he overestimates his audience's patience for present-day talking-head interviews. Go to Full Review Guy Dixon Globe and Mail 09/23/2011
3/4
With its intimacy and (this can't be emphasized enough) fantastic sound, Pearl Jam Twenty is like two hours spent rediscovering the band through excellent headphones. Go to Full Review Russell Cook CineVue 12/01/2018
4/5
It is told in big themes and bold colours with blistering sound and is carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely seen and never-before seen footage spanning the band's career. Go to Full Review John Gholson Movies.com 02/03/2012
Pearl Jam Twenty may not create new fans, but for existing fans, it's an exceptional musical experience. Go to Full Review Eric Melin Scene-Stealers.com 10/27/2011
1.5/4
It is a huge missed opportunity on Crowe's part. In his attempt to show the best traits of a band he is obviously very enamored with, he's wound up with a pretty lackluster film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cameron Crowe

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Cameron Crowe

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Mike McCready

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Eddie Vedder

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Chris Cornell

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Jeff Ament

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Synopsis Filmmaker and music journalist Cameron Crowe pays tribute to the Seattle-based band's 20th anniversary with interviews and rare concert footage.
Director
Cameron Crowe
Producer
Cameron Crowe, Kelly Curtis, Morgan Neville, Andy Fischer
Screenwriter
Cameron Crowe
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Vinyl Films, Tremolo Productions
Genre
Documentary, History, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$454.8K
Runtime
1h 59m
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