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Global Metal
73%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
Global Metal (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Global Metal (2008) — a movie tagged as Documentary and Music with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Mid… Our models also surface themes such as power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Global Metal 73% (76 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Global Metal is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 76 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-06-20
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 16919
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What is Global Metal about?
In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North Americ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Global Metal?
The official runtime for Global Metal is approximately 93 minutes.
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Sam Dunn
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Rafael Bittencourt
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Bruce Dickinson
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Adrian Smith
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Dave Murray
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Max Cavalera
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Tom Araya
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Kerry King
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Marty Friedman
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YOSHIKI
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Prashant Shaw
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Nolan Lewis
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Amant Dwivedi
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Vincent Pereira
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Sai Prabhakarah
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