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SLC Punk (1998) | Ranked Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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SLC Punk

Movie1998·97 min

SLC Punk

Directed by James Merendino

Comedy Drama Music

A comedy drama film directed by James Merendino.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

446 ratings

About SLC Punk

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: coming of age, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, music performance, small town, urban, close friendship, outsider misfit, anti hero, nonlinear flashback, fish out of water

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Details

Director: James Merendino
Language: English

Cast

Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish

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How SLC Punk Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

1990s movies

Top 17%

Comedy movies

Top 15%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 15%

Top 18% All movies.

the vibe

SLC Punk Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfeltgrittyplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

nonlinear flashback

fish out of water

coming of age

freedom rebellion

outsider misfit

anti-hero

close friendship

music performance

small town

urban

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9