Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 7.6 · 91% critics
This music documentary follows a rock band’s 16-year rise from homemade demo recordings to massive arena success. Along the way, it looks at lineup changes, personal and creative struggles, and the work behind building one of modern rock’s biggest acts.
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Streaming on Qello Concerts.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-04-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (120 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like rock documentaries with candid stories, career highs and lows, and plenty of performance footage, especially if One More Time with Feeling appeals to you; Not for you if you want a tighter, less album-focused watch.
Pros: engaging band history; honest personal conflicts; strong live footage | Cons: late stretch drags; feels promotional at times; ending feels dated
Themes
- interview
- rock music
- hard rock
- archive footage
- alternative rock
- post-grunge
- music documentary
- rock musicians
- concert footage
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Best Music Film · 2012
- NME Awards · 2012
Cast & crew
Dave Grohl
as Self
Chris Shiflett
as Self
Pat Smear
as Self
Taylor Hawkins
as Self
Nate Mendel
as Self
Bob Mould
as Self
Directed by James Moll