Film

Better Than Something: Jay Reatard

2012 · 1h 29m · Documentary · Music

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Metacritic

65

BETTER THAN SOMETHING is an exciting and intimate portrait of Memphis-based punk musician Jay Reatard, who toured the world and released dozens of records over the course of a 15 year career that began in his mid-teens. Original and never-before-seen footage documents his self-made journey to iconic garage rock star, with colleagues, friends, and family speaking candidly about Jay's vibrant and complicated life. Jay Reatard himself - filmed just nine months before his untimely death at the age of twenty-nine - shares his experiences both on and off stage, with all the humor, savvy, and pathos one can expect from such a prolific and vital artist.

• Alex HammondDirector
• Ian MarkiewiczDirector

Release date

March 2, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary, Music

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