

Velvet Goldmine
Leave your expectations at the door
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
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6.9/10
563 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $4.3M
- Language
- English
- journalist
- great britain
- rock star
- poetry
- narration
- bisexuality
- glam rock
- lgbt
- music journalism
- imaginary band
- baby left on doorstep
- fictional band
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival1 Oct 1998
- PremiereRNew York City Premiere26 Oct 1998
- PremiereLos Angeles Premiere5 Nov 1998
- Theatrical (limited)6 Nov 1998
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival 16 Aug 1998
- Theatrical1823 Oct 1998
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical5 Nov 1998
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereBuenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema9 Apr 1999
- Theatrical11 Nov 1999
AustriaAT
- Theatrical4 Dec 1998
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1828 Aug 1998
- Theatrical13 Jan 1999
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+15 Apr 1999
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical20 Nov 1998
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical15 Mar 1999
FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival19 Sept 1998
- Theatrical27 Nov 1998
FranceFR
- Premiere12Cannes Film Festival22 May 1998
- Theatrical129 Dec 1998
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1226 Nov 1998
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Velvet Goldmine was released on 28 August 1998.
Audience reviews
2- G7/10
Gimly
5/31/2017
If you stop for five minutes to actually think about the plot, Velvet Goldmine falls apart, but if you just think about how off-the-charts wonderful all the individual aspects are, you'll be just fine. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
8/28/2023
With the swinging sixties finally on the wane, "Brian Slade" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is starting to feel redundant. His career seems doomed - until that is, he is inspired by the potency of a "Curt Wild" (Ewan McGregor) concert and like a caterpillar to a butterfly, is reborn as the sexually ambiguous "Maxwell Demon" a glam rock icon inspiring adulation the world over. Just as he reaches his zenith, however, it all en…
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