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Better Than Something: Jay Reatard

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
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Better Than Something: Jay Reatard (2011)
BiographyDocumentaryDrama

For Jimmy Lee Lindsay, life was a mosh pit. Whether it was growing up among crack addicts on the rough side of Memphis, or his years in the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the '00... Read allFor Jimmy Lee Lindsay, life was a mosh pit. Whether it was growing up among crack addicts on the rough side of Memphis, or his years in the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the '00s, the man the world came to know as Jay Reatard always had to fight in order to create, t... Read allFor Jimmy Lee Lindsay, life was a mosh pit. Whether it was growing up among crack addicts on the rough side of Memphis, or his years in the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the '00s, the man the world came to know as Jay Reatard always had to fight in order to create, to grow, to live, to rise above. For the first time, filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markie... Read all

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    • Alex Hammond
    • Ian Markiewicz
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    • Jay Reatard
    • King Louie Bankston
    • Shawn Foree
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    • Directors
      • Alex Hammond
      • Ian Markiewicz
    • Stars
      • Jay Reatard
      • King Louie Bankston
      • Shawn Foree
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
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      • $21,697
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,712
      • Mar 4, 2012
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      • $21,697
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      • 1h 29m(89 min)
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      • 1.78 : 1

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