Rotten
Penn has created a colorful tour guide, but in "This Must Be the Place," there's no there there.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This Must Be the Place
A former rockstar is hunting down a Nazi criminal. This could be his greatest hit.
2011 · 1h 58m · R
Drama
Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
This Must Be the Place
Overview
A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Director and cast
- Paolo Sorrentino Director
- Sean Penn as Cheyenne
- Olwen Fouéré as Mary's Mother
- Eve Hewson as Mary
- Johnny Ward as Steven
- Sam Keeley as Desmond
- Danielle O'Brien as Supermarket Girl #1
- Margaret O'Reilly as Supermarket Girl #2
- Frances McDormand as Jane
- David Byrne as Himself
- Mairin O'Donovan as Old Lady in Bank
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Writer-director Paolo Sorrentino handles the story with surprising thoughtfulness.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The cast ... is outstanding, dragging the offbeat story through the occasional look-at-me distractions.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Although "This Must Be the Place" holds our attention, it's a little difficult to say where it's headed.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
If you give Penn (and the movie) a chance, the character works, movingly and somewhat miraculously.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
More films
American History X (1998)
Drama · R
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influe...
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Director
- Tony Kaye
- Cast
- Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo
IMDb
8.5
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
62
Tommy (1975)
Drama · Music · PG
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Cast
- Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey
IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
66
Out of the Blue (1981)
Drama · R
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Dennis Hopper
- Cast
- Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon
IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
78
20th Century Women (2016)
Drama · R
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy...
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Director
- Mike Mills
- Cast
- Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
83
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Drama · R
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo a...
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas
IMDb
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
67
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members