20,000 Days on Earth

2014 97 min ★ 7.0 Documentary, Drama, Music

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

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Cast

Nick Cave

Self

Warren Ellis

Self

Blixa Bargeld

Self

Susie Bick

Self

Arthur Cave

Self

Earl Cave

Self

Kirk Lake

Archivist

Darian Leader

Self

Kylie Minogue

Self

Ray Winstone

Self

Details

Director

Jane Pollard

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

BFI, Corniche Pictures, Film4 Productions, PHI FIlms, JW Films

Reviews

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furious_iz

April 22, 2018

★ 8/10

Simultaneously one of the most pretentious and brilliant things I have ever seen. If you love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, you will love this. If you find his music dark and too much hard work, stay away. 8/10

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tmdb28039023

August 28, 2022

★ 6/10

I wouldn’t hesitate to call Nick Cave a genius, especially not after watching 20,000 Days on Earth – and yet, the beauty of this biofictional film, co-written by Cave with directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is its humility. Most movies about musicians, particularly rockstars, suffer from what we might call The Amadeus Syndrome; in contrast, 20,000 Days is a refreshing reminder that you must ...