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Nashville (1975) Rank 3 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Nashville (1975) a score of 2.9327 out of 4

based on (11) reviews

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filmcritic.com short-cuts Nashville

The political turmoil of the 1970s is also well on display here, too. But you know, the 1970s political unrest movie has been made before. And no one else set it in Nashville, Tennessee. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at filmcritic.com short-cuts Nashville

DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

This movie is loaded with a terrific ensemble cast and while all turn in solid performances, a few of them shine a little more than others. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Nashville is inexplicably considered by many to be one of the best films to emerge from the '70s, yet the film feels incredibly dated and more of a time-capsule artifact than anything else. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

DVD review page

There are no artifacts to be found a rarity for a 25-year-old film. The director's commentary offers a glimpse into the mind of a genius reminiscing about a favorite child. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at DVD review page

DVD Times

This film is so good that even a bare-bones disc would get my recommendation. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at DVD Times

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This is a film about America. It deals with our myths, our hungers, our ambitions, and our sense of self. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Nashville is a grand, absurd, one-off experiment in film-making, and it continues to dwarfs pretty much everything that American cinema has come up with ever since. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Guardian/Observer

In the wake of JFK's assassination, under the shadow of the Vietnam war, the lives of 20-odd characters converge at a weekend-long country music ...read the complete Nashville movie review at Guardian/Observer

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Call me a heathen. I don't like Nashville. Possibly the most celebrated film of the 1970s -- at least among film snob circles -- Robert Altman's sprawling case study of five days in the Tennessee city is self-absorbed, overwrought, and dismissive. ...read the complete Nashville movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)