Taking Woodstock

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  • Opened August 28, 2009 
  • 1 hr 50 min
  • R | graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language.

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) divides his time between New York and the El Monaco, his Old-World parents' ramshackle motel in the Catskills. When the proposed venue for the upcoming Woodstock concert falls through, Elliot steps in to play a pivotal role in the generation-defining event by helping organizers secure Max Yasgur's nearby farm and offering the El Monaco as their home base. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Jonathan Groff, Henry Goodman
  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Genres: Drama, Music/Performing Arts

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be there - to actually be there, man - this movie gets it. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Lee distills the flavor of this transforming event and hints at how it transformed some who were there. His movie is a contact high. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

It's a low-wattage film about a high-wattage event. Which is somewhat disappointing, though you do get a thoughtful, playful, often amusing film about what happened backstage at one of the '60s' great happenings. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Lee captures the fractious, joyful, monstrously evolving mass it all was. Read full review

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Demetri Martin as Elliot Tiber in "Taking Woodstock."