The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
"See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt."
ThumbScore
👍 80%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
🎬 93%
(MC: 93) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Eugene Tatu as Self
Alice Bag as Self
Claude Bessy as Self
Dinah Cancer as Self
Exene Cervenka as Self
Lorna Doom as Self
Darby Crash as Self
Don Bolles as Self
Is The Decline of Western Civilization good?
Most people think so. 80% audience score, estimated from 120 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 93%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
Overview
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X. Wikipedia ↗
