• Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014)

    In 1966, an unknown guitarist named James Hendrix (André Benjamin) leaves New York for London, changes his name to Jimi and begins to make his mark in the world of rock music.

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Jimi: All Is by My Side
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Release Date: September 26th, 2014

DVD Release Date: January 13th, 2015

R |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

In 1966, an unknown guitarist named James Hendrix (André Benjamin) leaves New York for London, changes his name to Jimi and begins to make his mark in the world of rock music.

Cast: André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga, Adrian Lester, Andrew Buckley, Oliver Bennett, Tom Dunlea

Director: John Ridley

Genres: Biography , Docudrama

Production Co: Subotica, Darko Entertainment, Matador Pictures, Freeman Film

Keywords: London, Engaging, Rise

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  • 80
    John DeForeThe Hollywood Reporter

    What moviegoers do get is a film both thoughtful and convincing, sympathetic but not flattering to a man who had just three years after this period's end to make himself immortal. show more

  • 76
    James RocchiFilm.com

    A closer, richer examination of a slice of time as specific as it is short. show more

  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    That's something else Ridley and his actors do: make you appreciate what a life it was - impossibly short, impossibly brilliant. show more

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