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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Crave Crave
Elevation Pictures Elevation Pictures
Téléfilm Canada Téléfilm Canada
Zapruder Films Zapruder Films

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

One... last... plan.

2026 100 min ★ 7.7 (122) Released
Adventure Comedy Music Science Fiction

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

Original title
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Language
EN
Country
CA
Budget
$1,200,000
Revenue
$5,191,174
Reviews & Ratings 3
The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

Jul 29, 2026 · via TMDB

Whatever I was expecting — and I went into this as blind as I could — I wasn't anticipating having my jaw on the floor as often as I did. Not since **BEING JOHN MALKOVICH** has a film so thoroughly taken me on a wild ride through surrealism, humor, and gonzo filmmaking that shatters the fourth wall over and over and over again. Any attempt to explain what happens in the film would spoil the experience — so I'll keep this as vague as possible. Longtime writers and Canadian comedy duo Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol play fictionalized versions of themselves in this time-traveling quest for their musical group, Nirvana the Band, to achieve success. A series of outrageous stunts designed to generate the buzz that will turn heads results in a metaphysical anomaly that bends our perception of time, thrusting both Johnson and McCarrol into a reality that feels like wandering through a traveling carnival's House of Mirrors. With Christopher "**Tenet**" Nolan-esque "how did they do that?" moments throughout, the film never forgets its purpose: friendship and loyalty, even if the road taken to get there is as bonkers as a Hunter S. Thompson acid trip. One of the year's biggest surprises, **NIRVANA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE** offers viewers an experience that can't be matched. Also directed by Johnson (who co-starred and directed the critically-overlooked 2023 film **BLACKBERRY**) -- don't miss the film, streaming now on VOD.

morvern

morvern

Jul 27, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 1.0

**Utterly un-amusing dross. I don't know who told them they were funny, but they lied.**

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jul 8, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Ok, so perhaps I just wasn't in the mood but this just didn't make me laugh. It's nothing whatsoever to do with the band "Nirvana" - just in case you were wondering. Instead it follows two friends whose dream of playing at the legendary Rivoli club never seems to get any nearer. Perhaps that's because they have no musical talent at all? Well we never find out, but what we do know is that Jay McCarrol is an OK pianist and his pal Matt Johnson is a loud and irritating character who constantly comes up with schemes to secure their success. They've been trying since 2008 and it's the idea of going back in time that appeals to Matt. Determined to manufacture his own flux capacitor to install in their mobile home, he is convinced that's their best plan. Jay, on the other hand, concludes that he'd be much better off on his own and so sets off for an open mike night in not-so-nearby Ottawa. He doesn't realise that his pal is sleeping in the vehicle and so at 88kph, lightning strikes à la "Back to the Future" (1985) and they end up in 2008. Now there, their only wish is to get straight back home, but they mustn't be seen (think Prime Directive sort of thing) as they return to their former flat to procure some fuel. It's now that they have a bit of a domestic and split up - only for their timelines to separate and for Jay to become an international rock star whilst Matt achieves, well, nothing really. Is there any chance the two can be reconciled - in this or any other timeline? Might their friendship endure or will Jay just bin his exasperating floppy-hatted friend and enjoy the fruits of his success? There is a relentless flow of dialogue - usually from a Johnson who clearly thinks that expletives substitute for wit; there's virtually no music to speak of and by mid way through I was expecting Laurel and Hardy to come out with a plank and a bucket. It's all just so predicable and the deliberately visible presence of the camera crews, and what looks like some bemused audience participation, robs us of any chance to buy into any of the sci-fi elements of this increasingly lacklustre story. It's busy and frenetic and if you like zany, then maybe you'll take more from this than I did. I don’t really, and I didn't.

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Cast 18
Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Matt

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Jay

Ben Petrie

Ben Petrie

Ben

Ethan Eng

Ethan Eng

Ethan

Michael Scott

Michael Scott

Michael

Jared Raab

Jared Raab

Jared

Reid Janisse

Reid Janisse

Reid

Steve Hamelin

Steve Hamelin

Steve

Luke Lalonde

Luke Lalonde

Luke

Maddy Wilde

Maddy Wilde

Maddy

Mitch DeRosier

Mitch DeRosier

Mitch

Luca Tarantini

Luca Tarantini

Self

Nikolay Michaylov

Nikolay Michaylov

Self

Anthony Fantano

Anthony Fantano

Self

Matthew Maher

Matthew Maher

Matthew

James Corden

James Corden

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Will Smith

Will Smith

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew 25
Jared Raab

Jared Raab

Title Designer

Jared Raab

Jared Raab

Director of Photography

Luca Tarantini

Luca Tarantini

Second Unit Director of Photography

Nikolay Michaylov

Nikolay Michaylov

Second Unit Director of Photography

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Director

Matt Greyson

Matt Greyson

First Assistant Director

Curt Lobb

Curt Lobb

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Jared Raab

Jared Raab

Executive Producer

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Executive Producer

Matt Greyson

Matt Greyson

Producer

Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller

Producer

Vladimir Podgoretsky

Vladimir Podgoretsky

Orchestrator

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Original Music Composer

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Original Series Creator

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Original Series Creator

Curt Lobb

Curt Lobb

Story

Evan Morgan

Evan Morgan

Story

Jared Raab

Jared Raab

Story

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Story

Luca Tarantini

Luca Tarantini

Story

Matt Greyson

Matt Greyson

Story

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Story

Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller

Story

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Writer

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Writer

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