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The Punk Singer

Play trailer Poster for The Punk Singer 2013,  1h 21m,  Documentary/ Biography/ Music Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 91% 68 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
91% Tomatometer 68 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Filmmaker Sini Anderson explores the life and career of punk rocker Kathleen Hanna, the Bikini Kill frontwoman who became a pioneer of the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
The Punk Singer

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Critics Consensus

It verges on hagiography, but given the deeply compelling nature of its subject's story, The Punk Singer can be forgiven its lack of objectivity.

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Stef Schwartz Autostraddle Jun 14, 2021
What was most refreshing, though, was getting to see sides of Hanna's personality that aren't always immediately apparent from interviews and stage banter. Go to Full Review
Laina Dawes Bitch Media Jan 15, 2021
In terms of providing a historical narrative of the Riot Grrl scene, The Punk Singer does an adequate, yet rushed job within an 80-minute film. Go to Full Review
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Horror Nonna Aug 25, 2018
While exciting for the sheer range of archival visual material it employs to tell Hanna's story, The Punk Singer is even more significant for capturing just how relevant the ideological pulse of Riot Grrrl is today. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 9, 2020
A-
What the "The Punk Singer" does best is capture the excitement, passion, and the conviction that is still evident on those records, and that you saw at those live shows. Go to Full Review
Bernard Boo Way Too Indie Apr 9, 2019
8.3/10
Hanna is shining symbol of feminist activism, ungodly perseverance, and artistic originality, and The Punk Singer captures her life and career to this point terrifically. Go to Full Review
Leigh Clark CineVue Mar 21, 2019
4/5
The Punk Singer is a rewarding and positive experience. Go to Full Review
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Sini Anderson

Director

Kathleen Hanna

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Corin Tucker

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Allison Victoria-Wolfe

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Ann Powers

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Carrie Brownstein

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Synopsis Filmmaker Sini Anderson explores the life and career of punk rocker Kathleen Hanna, the Bikini Kill frontwoman who became a pioneer of the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
Director
Sini Anderson
Producer
Sini Anderson, Gwen Bialic, Tamra Davis
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 29, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$121.4K
Runtime
1h 21m
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