Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
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| Directed by | Matt Johnson |
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| Cinematography | Jared Raab |
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| Music by | Jay McCarrol |
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| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $4 million |
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a 2025 Canadian time travel comedy mockumentary-adventure film directed by Matt Johnson from a screenplay by Johnson and Jay McCarrol, based on Johnson and McCarrol's 2007–2009 web series Nirvana the Band the Show, as well as its 2017–2018 television adaptation Nirvanna the Band the Show.
The film stars Johnson and McCarrol as fictionalised versions of themselves in a band called "Nirvanna the Band" as they attempt to book a gig at the Rivoli, a bar and restaurant in Toronto, despite the fact that they have never actually written or recorded a single song, nor taken any steps to contact the Rivoli's management about booking. A new plan to play the Rivoli gone wrong accidentally sends Matt and Jay back in time to the year 2008.
It premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9, 2025 before being theatrically released in Canada and the United States on February 13, 2026. The film received critical acclaim.