Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
"At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it."
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👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 90%
(RT: 98%, MC: 82) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow as Self - Lead Guitar
Robb Reiner as Self - Drummer
Kevin Goocher as Self
Glenn Gyorffy as Self
William Howell as Self
Tiziana Arrigoni as Self - Manager
Slash as Self
Lemmy Kilmister as Self
Is Anvil! The Story of Anvil good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 284 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 90%.
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Overview
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. Wikipedia ↗
