Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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Feb 2026

1h 39m

Comedy

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

Critics Consensus

Combining slyly skillful filmmaking with gut-busting laughs, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie will be pure heaven for fans of the series while making happy converts of the uninitiated.

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Scott Tobias

The Reveal

Mar 10

4/5

Shambling and sweet, loaded with hilarious standalone bits that are held together by the duo’s warm camaraderie and intimate connection to the city of Toronto.

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Rob Silverman Ascher

Chicago Reader

Feb 24

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is pure comedy and jaw-dropping filmmaking that must be seen to be believed.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Feb 19

Johnson is nothing if not a punchy ringmaster of deadpan humor and his grab-bag mindset generates enough goodwill to appreciate the DIY brashness of it all.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

3d

3/4

... a blending of guerrilla documentary, expert fakery, improv, and idiocy.

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Michael J. Casey

Metro Arts

May 4

4/5

So ridiculous, so over the top, and so, so much fun.

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Blake Howard

One Heat Minute

Apr 19

3.5/4

The point was never the gig or the success. It is the continuity. The same faces, the same jokes, the same refusal to move on.

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Patricia E

Apr 17

Very original and entertaining!

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AR

Mar 21

show more indie movies!!!! thank you!!!!!

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Alexie P

Mar 11

Very stoner’s night out coded

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Erynn M

Mar 11

It’s a fun ride and really fun story. Love these two!

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Joshua

Mar 8

One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen, absolutely see it with as little pre-knowledge going in as possible.

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Quinn T

@Quinn.thompson Mar 5

Was lucky enough to see this movie in theatre’s .Can’t remember liking a movie this much in a while. Amazing film.

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Synopsis

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

Director: Matt Johnson
Producer: Matt Greyson, Matthew Miller
Screenwriter: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Crave, Téléfilm Canada, Zapruder Films, Ontario Creates
Rating: R (Brief Violence|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 1h 39m