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Documentary · Music · 2019 · 1h 26min

I Want My MTV.

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The film is about the formation of a music channel that has shaped modern pop culture. On August 1, 1981, the life of a whole generation of Americans changed forever - on this day MTV began its broadcasting day, making VJ a new teen hero and creating a canon of music video as a vivid artistic statement.

Directors: Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop

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🇺🇸United States of America

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🇺🇸Estados UnidosMay 1, 2019

IMDb

7.1 /10

379 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

7.5 /10

11 votes

Letterboxd

6.8 /10

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Weighted average

7.1/10

IMDb7.1
TMDB7.5
Lbxd6.8

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