Performance
Film

Performance (1970)

2 critics 17 lists ★ 6.8 TMDb 106 min CrimeDrama

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.

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The Craftsman
The CraftsmanGen X

This audacious British crime drama, co-directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, plunges viewers into a psychedelic, identity-bending odyssey. James Fox's gangster, on the run, seeks refuge with Mick Jagger's reclusive rock star, leading to a hallucinatory blurring of roles and realities. Its fragmented narrative, explicit content, and exploration of gender and self made it profoundly controversial, yet undeniably influential, cementing its status as a counter-culture landmark.

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The Lore Architect
The Lore ArchitectMillennial

This British counter-culture gem with Mick Jagger and James Fox is a wild, psychedelic trip into identity and decadence. A gangster hides out with a reclusive rock star, and their worlds spectacularly collide, blurring reality, gender, and sanity. And it’s aggressively experimental, a dizzying, fragmented experience that perfectly captures the hedonistic spirit of its era, still feeling dangerous and vital today.

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