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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

R

7.9 IMDb 98% RT 92/100 MC
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"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

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Director

Rob Reiner

Genre

Comedy, Music

Sub-Genre

Mockumentary, Parody

Box Office

$5,805,939

Editor's Notes

Note

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The IMDB page rates it out of 11 instead of 10, which feels right. The in-character DVD commentary where the band complains about being misrepresented is worth owning on its own.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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