Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy (2018)
• August 16th, 2018 • 1h 44min
Documentary, Music
Overview
With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that once saved him from oblivion almost came back to destroy him. Before Jimmy Barnes was Jimmy Barnes, he was James Dixon Swan, a troubled kid from the mean streets of Glasgow – and the even meaner streets of North Adelaide – trying to survive against a backdrop of addiction, alcoholism, poverty and abuse. For Jimmy, escape was the only option and he found it with a band called Cold Chisel. But the rock’n’roll lifestyle has its own temptations and the scars of childhood are always waiting to take you home. Based on the bestselling memoir and directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Mark Joffe, Working Class Boy is both an inspiring story of rock and redemption told in Barnes’ own words and an unflinchingly honest reflection on fame, creativity and depression.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.
Released on: 2017-09-04
Documentary
The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life ...
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Released on: 2019-01-08
Documentary, TV Movie
An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic V...
Teen Spirit
Released on: 2019-04-12
Music, Drama
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mento...
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
Walk the Line
Released on: 2005-09-13
Drama, Music, Romance
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton fa...
Dont Look Back
Released on: 1967-05-17
Documentary, Music
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is ...
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Released on: 2023-11-12
Documentary
Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and...
The Comeback
Released on: 1980-05-12
Documentary
After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback a...
I'm Not There
Released on: 2007-10-01
Drama, Music
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his ...
You Are Not Alone - The Roy Black Story
Released on: 1996-10-09
Drama, Music, TV Movie
German TV movie chronicling the life of singer and actor Roy Black.
A Brief History of Time
Released on: 1991-10-01
Documentary
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...
I, Claude Monet
Released on: 2017-02-14
Documentary
From award-winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite...
The Dragon In My Dreams
Released on: 2010-09-25
Documentary
A young man on the cusp of turning thirty sets out to find a relic from his childhood that had a han...
Julia
Released on: 2021-11-04
Documentary, History
Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge...
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
Released on: 2025-02-04
Documentary, TV Movie
A new light on American filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Hollywood’s greatest director, offering a unique...
Chico Fininho
Released on: 1982-04-29
Drama, Music
Porto (Portugal), beginning of the 80s. A film crew seeks to understand if there's really the figure...
Barbara
Released on: 2017-09-06
Drama, Music
An actress will play Barbara, the French singer. The shoot will soon start. The actress works on her...
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Released on: 1999-01-23
Documentary
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two ...