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Marley

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
14K
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Marley (2012)
A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
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  • Biography
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A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.

IMDb RATING
7.9/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Bob Marley(archive footage)
    • Ziggy Marley
    • Rita Marley
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Bob Marley(archive footage)
    • Ziggy Marley
    • Rita Marley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

    Videos1

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:52
    U.S. Version

    Photos14

    Cedella Marley in Marley (2012)
    Kevin Macdonald in Marley (2012)
    Bob Marley in Marley (2012)
    Rita Marley in Marley (2012)
    Bob Marley in Marley (2012)
    Bob Marley in Marley (2012)
    Ziggy Marley in Marley (2012)
    Bob Marley in Marley (2012)
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    Marley (2012)
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    Marley (2012)

    Top cast

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    Bob Marley
    Bob Marley
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ziggy Marley
    Ziggy Marley
    • Selfas Self
    Rita Marley
    Rita Marley
    • Selfas Self
    Jimmy Cliff
    Jimmy Cliff
    • Selfas Self
    Chris Blackwell
    Chris Blackwell
    • Selfas Self
    Cedella Marley
    Cedella Marley
    • Selfas Self
    Cindy Breakspeare
    Cindy Breakspeare
    • Selfas Self
    Danny Sims
    • Selfas Self
    Lee 'Scratch' Perry
    Lee 'Scratch' Perry
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Lee Perry)
    Bunny Wailer
    Bunny Wailer
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Neville Bunny Wailer Livingston)
    Diane Jobson
    Diane Jobson
    • Selfas Self
    Constance Marley
    • Selfas Self
    Marcia Griffiths
    • Selfas Self
    Lee Jaffe
    • Selfas Self
    Pascaline Bongo Ondimba
    • Selfas Self
    Aston Barrett
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Aston Family Man Barrett)
    Neville Garrick
    • Selfas Self
    The Wailers
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • Director
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. The definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international super-stardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, there is rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. —Magnolia Pictures
    • funeral
    • interview
    • musician
    • surname as title
    • soccer
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Biography
      • Music
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements and some violent images
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To his surprise, Kevin Macdonald discovered that there is not one single piece of footage of Bob Marley from the first 10 years of his performing career (1962 - 1973).
    • Quotes

      Bob Marley: [historical footage] My father is a white and my mother black. Now them call me half-caste or whatever. Well, me don't deh pon nobody's side. Me don't deh pon the black man's side nor the white man's side. But, upon God's side, the man who create me, who cause me to come from black and white.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.129 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Exodus
      Written by Bob Marley

      Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Tremendously moving film -- see it in the theater
    I'm old enough to have dug Bob Marley when he was actually alive and performing. AND I was fortunate enough to produce some jingles in Tuff Gong Studio for Air Jamaica. So I was around the scene, post-Marley, and I played his music endlessly for a decade or two.

    Then I discovered salsa, and Latin Jazz, and the Afro-Cuban sound, and let my Marley go.

    Well, now I have my Marley back. This film took me into parts of Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica that I have never seen and never want to see. Even after reading Timothy White's marvelous biography of Marley, "Catch A Fire," I couldn't imagine how horrible Trenchtown was until this movie.

    It gave me a deep appreciation for how far this young man traveled in his tragically brief time on this particular planet.

    He wasn't nice, he wasn't easy, but he was brilliantly talented and surrounded himself with other talented, fascinating people. Yes, folks are moaning about the movie not having enough music, but ... it has lots of heart and conversation and laughs and empathetic understanding of the Marley story -- and the story of Jamaica, one of the most beautiful and agonizing places I have ever been. I can't recommend this film highly enough. (Gosh, I hope there are no spoilers here. Can you write a spoiler for a documentary of a widely known figure?)
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    • May 4, 2012

    FAQ2

    • What other films are there about Bob Marley?
    • Final song

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Magnolia Pictures (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Bob Marley: Stay with the Rhythm
    • Production companies
      • Shangri-La Entertainment
      • Tuff Gong Pictures
      • Cowboy Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,413,480
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $262,004
      • Apr 22, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,842,919
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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