After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster has generally received positive reviews.
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster was released in 2004 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 557 reviews, giving Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 73%, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2004 with similar scores include films like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Dawn of the Dead and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
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