Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger premieres at Venice with eight-minute ovation

Liam and Noel Gallagher walked the red carpet together at the world premiere of Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger on Saturday 5 September, The Hollywood Reporter said. The premiere felt more like an Oasis stadium concert than a sombre festival premiere, with chants of "Oasis! Oasis!" as the brothers entered the Sala Grande.

The ovation came after the screening, when the lights came up following the film's two-hour runtime, The Hollywood Reporter said. The audience cheered for about eight minutes and sang along loudly to "Champagne Supernova" at the end. In response to a question yelled from the gallery, Liam shouted "Venice is a lovely place!" before sitting down with his brother. During the ovation, Liam grabbed Noel's hand and they raised their arms together.

The brothers skipped the morning press conference, The Hollywood Reporter and The Age reported. The film screened in Venice Open, Out of Competition, so it is not in contention for the Golden Lion. The 83rd Venice Film Festival runs from 2 to 12 September.

Release plans

Billboard reported that the film opens in select IMAX and UK cinemas on 9 September and in cinemas internationally from 11 September. The Hollywood Reporter said it opens in select IMAX and US cinemas on 11 September. The Guardian's review listed 10 September in Australia and 11 September in the UK and US, a different UK date from Billboard's.

After cinemas, the film streams on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu and Disney+ in the US later this year, according to People and The Music Universe.

Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter's review ran under the headline "A Rich, Poignant Music Doc" and praised the film. Its critic wrote that the film "quite successfully shows us that Oasis means a great deal to many people across the world," while noting that viewers hoping for inside detail on the feud "will not be satisfied."

Variety called it "an uncharacteristically polite and sentimental portrait of a raucous band and phenomenon," with "impressive concert footage interrupted by clumsy attempts at earnestness." Deadline called it "a sentimental but funny concert movie" but said that at two hours it is "a long haul if you're not a fan," with "lots of unnecessary chats." The Guardian called it a "highly enjoyable fan-worship documentary." The Hollywood Reporter gives the runtime as 2 hours 2 minutes.

How it was made

Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, wrote the film. Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace directed it. Sam Bridger and Guy Heeley produced it. It is a Magna Studios production presented by Sony Music Vision.

The Age reported that the filmmakers used 12 hidden cameras to record rehearsals and asked local cinematographers to film stadium shows in several cities, including Seoul, Manchester, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. The band split in 2009 after a backstage fight before a Rock en Seine set in Paris, according to The Fader and RTE.

Billboard said the film includes the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in more than 20 years. It follows Oasis across 12 concerts on three continents during the Live '25 tour, The Hollywood Reporter said. Billboard said the tour began in Cardiff, Wales, in July 2025 and played the UK, Ireland, North America, Latin America and Asia.