James Mangold
A Complete Unknown
7.3 
7.0At the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation - defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music.
- Director: James Mangold
- Main Cast: Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro
- Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
- Screenplay: James Mangold, Jay Cocks
Cinema Premiere: December 25, 2024
International reviews
17 foreign reviews of A Complete Unknown (2024)
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: There are better feature films about the folk music years ("Inside Llewyn Davis"). Much better films about the Dylan myth ("I'm Not There"). But none of them fill out the leather jacket in the display case for new generations quite as well as Timothée Chalamet and "A Complete Unknown".
- Hynek PallasSwedish: gp.se »
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: "A Complete Unknown" isn't a complex artistic portrait by any means, but it at least made me remember what it felt like to be 14 at dad's record player again.
- Joakim SilverdalSwedish: sverigesradio.se »
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: The film captures the spirit of the times very well. It's easy to just get swept up in this subjective storytelling. The settings are exquisite, not least in the various recording studios that are used. I don't know how much is myth and how much is truth. But who cares.
- Björn G StenbergSwedish: unt.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: What the film succeeds so brilliantly at is capturing a time and a place. You understand how powerful and electric it must have been to sit in a smoky club in Greenwich Village and hear Dylan mumble his way through his godsent protest songs for the first time. That goes a long way.
- Per PerstrandSwedish: Skärmtid »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Timothée Chalamet looks, sounds, and sings like a young Bob Dylan in the leading role of "A Complete Unknown". An unshakably solid biographical drama about a living legend.
- Mats T OlssonSwedish: bt.se »
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: Definitely a film I'll want to see again and one of the best biopics about a musical artist we've gotten in recent years.
- Linus AndersenSwedish: cinetaste.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: James Mangold has created a vibrant film. It's skillfully done as there's no major drama here, and for a film about musicians, it's refreshingly free from both drug abuse and manipulative managers.
- Lars BöhlinSwedish: vk.se »
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4 / 6
Translated from swedish: Chalamet makes Bob Dylan cool again
- Erika HallhagenSwedish: svd.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: Above all, "A Complete Unknown" will probably be a find for a number of younger people who haven't followed Dylan and his constant surprises from that era. Or possibly as a reliably refreshing sing-along for 60s nostalgics.
- Eva af GeijerstamSwedish: dn.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: The artist's electric metamorphosis probably couldn't have been portrayed any better. But that's also why you're left with nothing much more than a newfound craving for Dylan's records.
- Maria BranderSwedish: expressen.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: Timothée Chalamet is a bit too pretty in his portrayal of Bob Dylan
- Håkan EngströmSwedish: sydsvenskan.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: James Mangold still manages to elevate the film above mediocre quality to something typically satisfying.
- Kristoffer ViitaSwedish: svt.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: "A Complete Unknown" is more than just a film for Dylan fans. It's a story for anyone interested in the art of reinvention, the courage to challenge the status quo, and the personal sacrifices often required to create something genuinely innovative. The film serves as a powerful reminder of Dylan's enduring influence and the constant relevance of following one's own artistic vision, regardless of the cost.
Swedish: filmparadiset.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: The scenes where we get to see Dylan recording the masterpiece Highway 61 Revisited are absolutely incredible, and the same goes for when Chalamet and Barbaro sing Blowin' In The Wind together. In these moments, the ecstasy is so extreme that you can forgive the overall impression of "A Complete Unknown" being so ordinary and mundane that it borders on mediocre.
- Elis HolmströmSwedish: kulturbloggen.com »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: An unexpectedly good biography that captures exactly the right feeling.
- Axel DiedrichsSwedish: filmtopp.se »
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2 / 5
Translated from swedish: Coming from Mangold, "A Complete Unknown" is a surprisingly drowsy, sluggish and unfortunately often quite boring film. Perhaps the lack of courage to venture outside the genre's well-established, well-trodden paths stems from a fear of not making it all the way to the Oscars.
- Andreas SamuelsonSwedish: moviezine.se »
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Box Office
A Complete Unknown has earned a total of 140 508 652 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
1. Aftonbladet
Translated from swedish: He is unknown when he arrives. He is world-famous, yet still a mystery when he rides off on his motorcycle.
- Jens Peterson
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »