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Movie poster: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

2007 · 239 min Documentary Music
7.6 / 10 · TMDB

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous collaborations and notorious clashes with the record industry. Interviews with musical luminaries including Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart and Petty himself shed some revelatory vision.

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Year 2007
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary, Music
Director Peter Bogdanovich
Runtime 239 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.6/10 (28 votes)

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This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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