"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
This Is Spinal Tap has generally received very positive reviews.
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This Is Spinal Tap was released in 1984 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 707 reviews, giving This Is Spinal Tap (1984) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 86% and users giving an average score of 89%.
With a score of 83%, This Is Spinal Tap is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 57%.
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