Directed by:
Alex CoxScreenplay:
Alex CoxCinematography:
Roger DeakinsCast:
Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Andrew Schofield, Perry Benson, Xander Berkeley, Sandy Baron, Courtney Love, Kathy Burke, Sara Sugarman, Miguel Sandoval (more)Plots(1)
With the lacerating love story Sid & Nancy, Alex Cox reimagines the crash-and-burn affair between punk’s most notorious self-destructive poster children: Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen - brought to visceral life by brilliant performances from Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb. Cox turns his anarchic filmmaking style on the explosive energy of the London punk scene and the degenerate streets of seventies New York, making for an eviscerating depiction of excess and addiction. Through the lens of cinematographer Roger Deakins, the imagery goes from swooning to grimy, and the film’s bleakness is balanced with surreal humor and genuine tenderness, making for an affecting, music-fueled vision of doomed love. (Criterion)
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Sy Richardson
USA
Best movies:
Mystery Train (1989)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Floundering (1994)
Anthony Straeger
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Land of Mine (2015)
Summer of '92 (2015)
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Graham Fletcher-Cook
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Rocketman (2019)
Mark Monero
UK
Best movies:
Somers Town (2008)
Babylon (1980)
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Peter McCarthy
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Sid and Nancy (1986)
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John Snyder
USA
Best movies:
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
The Warriors (1979)
Battle Royale (2000)
Debby Bishop
Best movies:
Sid and Nancy (1986)
The Missionary (1982)
Slayground (1983)
Edward Felix Pole Tudor
UK
Best movies:
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Anne Lambton
UK
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Howards End (1992)
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Andy Bradford
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1965)
Juggernaut (1974)
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Dan Wool
USA
Best movies:
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Gloria LeRoy
USA
Best movies:
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The Day of the Locust (1975)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Fox Harris
USA
Best movies:
Sid and Nancy (1986)
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Walker (1987)
Alexander Folk
USA
Best movies:
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Lost Highway (1997)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Biff Yeager
Best movies:
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Frances (1982)
Patti Tippo
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
Ed Wood (1994)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Michele Winstanley
Netherlands
Best movies:
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Walker (1987)
Framed (1992) (TV movie)
Ron Moseley
Best movies:
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Jeanne McCarthy
Best movies:
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Pete Lee-Wilson
UK
Best movies:
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