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The Dirt

DramaMusicComedy

Directed by Jeff Tremaine

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom. From TMDB

39 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works

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The Dirt is a 2019 drama music comedy film, directed by Jeff Tremaine, starring mgk, Douglas Booth and Daniel Webber.

  • 36 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon
  • posts span Mar 22, 2019 to Oct 31, 2026

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Critics, per Wikipedia

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Dirt celebrates the rude debauchery that Mötley Crüe's fans enjoy – but does so with the dispiriting lack of substance that the group's critics have long decried." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "general unfavorable reviews". David Fear of Rolling Stone gave the film a rating of two out of five stars, saying that "This is rock bad-boy lore as a rocking bore, an endless parade of recreated afterparty ecstasy and emptiness that robs The Dirt of the vicarious thrill…

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  • Jurge Cruz-Alvarez @jurge.siteBluesky · May 5, 2026

    MATT JOHNSON OF NIRVANA THE BAND IS MAKING THE DIRT BAG ERA ANTHONY BOURDAIN MOVIE LETS GO www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MV...

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  • Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2025

    Last year I talked about four incredibly moving & disquieting horror films (and also the Todd Solondz film Storytelling) which greatly enriched my life - Resolution, Something in the Dirt, Lake Mungo, and We're All Going To The World's Fair. youtu.be/-d7GdgiZs4I?...

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    There have been a lot of really great cosmic horror films but Benson and Moorhead just knock it out of the park every time. SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, THE ENDLESS, SPRING…

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  • mikefgiammarino.bsky.social @mikefgiammarino.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2025

    #Junesploitation Day 18: Rock and Roll! Film #2: The Dirt (2019) @fthismovie.bsky.social Trailer: youtu.be/YVy8afu4ZXE?...

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  • Adventure Briggs @adventurebriggs.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    Movie screening 2/24 at 6:30 PM IN THE DIRT is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist. www.velo-kids.org/event-detail... #mtb #documentary #inthedirt #hollandmi

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2026

    Mannnn TAMMY AND THE T REX SPRING THE ENDLESS THE DARK AND THE WICKED THE NIGHT HOUSE SOMETHING IN THE DIRT TROLL (the second one gets all the attention but the first is a solid movie) NIGHT OF THE COMET FIDO HOUSEBOUND BAD MILO PSYCHO GOREMAN THE VOID THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW TOUCH ME GLORIOUS

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  • Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    The Dirt by* Motley Crüe is basically Rashomon for 80s hair metal. The TV film would have been much better if they’d really leaned into that approach to it and made it a miniseries *I know it’s basically the work of poisonous egg Neil Strauss.

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  • ⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.comBluesky · May 5, 2024

    The Endless & Something in the Dirt are two of my most favorite "recent" horror movies. Highly recommend them & Synchronic! The Endless has a tinge of folk horror, Synchronic has a sci-fi lean & Dirt is just a straight shot of cosmic horror. Spring is SO different but still feels like a B/M film. 🖤

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  • Sèafra @woodward.caBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    Today's portraits are of the lovely & elegant Cynthia with a little assist from the Dirt City skyline. Shot on Kodak Vision 3 35mm film.

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    I really, really loved SOMETHING IN THE DIRT. It was such a clever, really well made film. I want more people to see it!

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  • HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.comBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    If there's something you rarely see in horror movies, it's ACE representation. But with the character Levi in SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, we get a rare glimpse of the A in LGBTQIA. Article by @jaehooleauthor.bsky.social #horrorsky

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  • 🐺🖤🩸 ☆ THRASHER ☆ 🩸🖤🐺 @thrashermaddog.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    Thrasher sat there in an old ladies' day dress, perched on a chair and talking to some younger furries. : - Taken from 'Motley Crue's - The Dirt Film' scene with Ozzy Osbourne. Haha. - Honestly, its a funny scene. A bit gross, but I can see Thrasher being this way. XD #FurryArt #Furry

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  • Dave @kirkie.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    #nowwatching Lot of talk about the covid lockdowns today but did you know that Benson and Moorhead conceived of the film Something in the Dirt during the 2020 lockdown? Made it with a crew of 12? I sat on my arse and panic brought hula hoops. Tonights film is…

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  • 4KitSake 🎃 @4kitsake.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2026

    Honestly I love that Shout Factory does this, how else was I gonna watch The Dirt Bike Kid?

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  • Bruno MacDonald @brunomacdonald.bsky.socialBluesky · May 22, 2026

    𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. Lily is more a Heroin Diaries kinda gal, but acknowledges The Dirt definitely made its mark. And the movie was fun. #mötleycrüe #thedirt #dogsandbooks #labradorsofbluesky #rescuedogsofbluesky

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  • Bear Claw Billie @bearclawbillie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    FILM HOW MUCH I HATE AI I WILL FUCK IT INTO THE DIRT WITH MY BRAIN

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  • Dan Rackley @danrfl.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    At the beginning of the Netflix movie 'The Dirt', one of the members of Motley Crue was wearing a Hulkamania shirt...in like 1981.

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  • Ly Lyra 🧚🏻‍♂️♎✨ @luciddreamrr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    It's so good 😭 I kinda wanna watch it again this weekend... Recently I watched Something in the Dirt. It's quirky, very low-budget, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, creepy homage to LA and movie-making. Its vibe is similar to Backrooms but less depressing / doesn't take itself as seriously.

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  • wood soup enthusiast @sweetnawful.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    I really like Something in the Dirt as a film about high strangeness. it is not really capturing the event itself, but it is very Keelian in looking at how we distort events and they distort us in turn

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  • Eli @elig9.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2026

    I’ve had a semi regular movie night with a friend lately and have been very much wanting to pull the trigger to watch the Resolution/Endless/In the Dirt trilogy with him without explaining the context. Maybe this is my sign

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  • Billionaires Stealing Our Country @supportsanity.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    The movie about Motley Crue: The Dirt www.netflix.com/title/80169469 Currently on Netflix

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  • Dewey Podmonster @crap.townBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    The Dirt Bike Kid (1985) & The Thing with Two Heads (1972) – Dirt Bikin' D*ckheads: The Movie(s) youtu.be/llXwXFpZXJA

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  • Mary and her Typos @msamios.bsky.socialBluesky · May 22, 2026

    If I hadn’t watched Something in the Dirt after hearing about it on Weird, Together, I never would have found my current favorite movie: Spring. I really enjoy Benson & Moorhead’s work, and never knew that romantic horror was a missing piece in my life.

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  • Cloud Licker @cloudlicker.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2026

    My best worst film of all time? The Dirt.

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  • Adrian Giddings @cunabula.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    Well that was rather lovely. I really enjoy Benson and Moorhead films, I just have Resolution and Something in the Dirt to catch up on. Would perhaps pair well with Évolution by Lucile Hadžihalilović.

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  • Joe @spuuky.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2023

    By the way BlueSky I write dumb movie reviews. Here is today's (Something in the Dirt, 2022): https://cohost.org/Spuuky/post/2288008-movie-review-someth

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  • Cheryl Lindo Jones @jezlyn.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    🎥 Tonight's movie: Something in the Dirt https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/something_in_the_dirt #movies #NowWatching #SpookySeason

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  • DystopianFreak @dystopianfreak.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    Share your favorite.... Vampire Movie: Sinners Zombie Movie: Train to Busan Haunting Movie: Pulse Creature Feature: The Thing Found Footage: Creep 2 Slasher: Scream Cosmic Horror: Something in the Dirt Psychological Horror: The Lighthouse Horror Comedy: Braindead

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  • DameGreyWulf @damegreywulf.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica (the series or the first three movies) Stray (video game) the Queen of the Night soundtrack by the Dirt Poor Robins (I haven't seen the short film but the music is beautiful) and then Guild Wars 2 (video game) just for fun, not because it's super meaningful and special

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  • Dewey Podmonster @crap.townBluesky · Sep 4, 2026

    The Dirt Bike Kid (1985) & The Thing with Two Heads (1972) – Dirt Bikin' D*ckheads: The Movie(s) youtu.be/llXwXFpZXJA

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  • Codaaa @thecoda420.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    The Dirt Bike Kid with the Christmas story kid was one of my favorite movies as a tiny tot. It's goofy 80s cheese but I liked dirt bikes lol. The Little Bear movie is one of the cutest movies I've ever seen. Franklin and the Green Knight is adorable too.

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  • Daniel Joslyn @djoslyn.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2026

    The Dirt Bike Kid (1985) We return to our Terrible Movies column for this very weird 80s kids movie in which Peter Billingsley inexplicably acquires a flying sentient dirt bike, a power which he uses to save a random depressed guy's hot dog stand and mess with a biker named "Mr. Slime." #Filmsky 📽️

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  • OneSheet.org @onesheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2026

    The Dirt (2019) Directed by Jeff Tremaine https://onesheet.org/movie/the-dirt-2019/

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  • Ryan Day @ryanday.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2026

    More so meant as a *leading* actor. Ruck is great, but he’s guest starring on Elsbeth. Kind is funny with Mulaney but he’s a voice actor. Costabile is good but his last decade of film work was The Dirt (which felt like prep work for his character on Billions) and Snack Shack.

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  • VeX @vexdigest.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    The Dirt is a real Feelgood movie

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  • Mike Propergeist @mikeproper.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 26, 2025

    The next Avatar movie is going to be called, like, AVATAR: THE DIRT IS SAND

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  • <Primary Salutation> @stevesparshott.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2023

    Ooh, I remember you liked Benson and Moorhead’s film ‘The Endless’. I’m half way through their latest ‘Something in the Dirt’, absolutely loving it.

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  • Wuchak @WuchakTMDB reviews · Mar 23, 2019

    One of the most entertaining music biopics ever made (but also nastiest) RELEASED IN 2019, "The Dirt" is a biography of Mötley Crüe from their inception in the early 80s to the mid-90s. Along with GnR, the band was the cream of the crop of 80’s hair metal. They were notorious for their childish, debauched antics and the movie depicts this from the get-go with an off-putting bit o’ raunch at a party. There’s also an amusing pool sequence that gets pretty repellent with Ozzy pathetically trying…

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  • 2414 Studios @2414StudiosMastodon · Mar 22, 2019

    #Funko Mick Says, "Just Push Play" #MotleyCrue #Netflix #TheDirt

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