Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- reflective
- smoky
- tense
- music history night
- classic rock marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film well acted and an interesting alternative perspective on Hendrix, while noting that it lacks the primal force of his classic recordings and can feel uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story concentrates on Hendrix in 1966, before his defining Monterey Pop performance and transformation into a cultural icon.
Hendrix's interactions with Kathy Etchingham, Linda Keith, and music-industry figures shape the dramatic focus.
The film follows Hendrix's rise within London rock culture as he moves toward becoming an emblem of 1960s counterculture.
Hendrix's stage work and guitar playing function as recurring evidence of the performer becoming an innovator.
Films like Jimi: All Is by My Side, and why
Control
music biopic focused on artistic emergence, personal relationships, and the pressures of constructing a public persona
The Runaways
stylized musician biography centered on creative identity, romantic entanglements, and a turbulent cultural moment
Nowhere Boy
period music drama about an emerging artist navigating exploitation, ambition, and the music industry
Backbeat
character-driven rock biopic emphasizing intimate relationships and mythmaking over performance spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- John Ridley
- Release Date
- 2013-09-07
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (174)
Cast
- André 3000
- Hayley Atwell
- Imogen Poots
- Burn Gorman
- Ruth Negga
- Amy De Bhrún
- Laurence Kinlan
- Robbie Jarvis
- Andrew Buckley
- Jade Yourell
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jimi: All Is by My Side about?
- A dramatized portrait of Jimi Hendrix’s formative London years as an unknown guitarist finds his artistic voice amid romance, rivalry, and the making of a rock legend.
- What is Jimi: All Is by My Side like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jimi: All Is by My Side as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jimi: All Is by My Side violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jimi: All Is by My Side as mild.
- What did critics think of Jimi: All Is by My Side?
- Critics generally found the film well acted and an interesting alternative perspective on Hendrix, while noting that it lacks the primal force of his classic recordings and can feel uneven.
- Which films are like Jimi: All Is by My Side?
- Films with a similar feel include Control, The Runaways, Nowhere Boy, and Backbeat.
- How long is Jimi: All Is by My Side?
- Jimi: All Is by My Side runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jimi: All Is by My Side?
- In United States, Jimi: All Is by My Side is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV Store.
