Song One

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Song One

PG-13,

2015,

1h 28m,

Romance/

Musical

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34%

50 Reviews

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29%

2,500+ Ratings

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34%

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50 Reviews

29%

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2,500+ Ratings

After a terrible accident puts her brother in a coma, a graduate student (Anne Hathaway) travels to New York to see him and subsequently becomes involved with the musician (Johnny Flynn) her brother idolized.

Critics Consensus

Song One has plenty of earnest charm, but that isn't enough to overcome its slight, familiar story.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Jan 29, 2015

1.5/4

Despite the delicate shadings Hathaway brings to the role, Song One moves inexorably from wan to wearying.

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Mary Houlihan

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 23, 2015

There are no real surprises here, just lives played out quietly and succinctly under the seductive spell of music.

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

Jan 23, 2015

2/4

In her feature debut, writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland tends to tiptoe away from the dramatic high notes that audiences often crave and comes up a stanza or two short from a fulfilling resolution.

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Feb 24, 2022

2/5

Mistaking slight for subtle, Barker-Froyland fails to hit the emotional notes needed to make this icky fling sing.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jul 18, 2019

1.5/5

One can languish in the strumming of melancholy inspiring folk music only for so long before this feels like a crutch that takes the place of material lacking in the narrative.

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Jason Francis Johnson

The New Paper (Singapore)

Sep 20, 2017

4/5

Newcomer Johnny Flynn is the shining star of this rather mesmerising music movie that hits the right notes.

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Draco W

Sep 23, 2018

I have to wonder why we are sitting here watching this... I Only good thing I can see about it is I amam not the one who picked it.

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May 3, 2018

I cannot for the life of me understand the bad reviews. This movie is so well done. Poetic and beautiful. The music and performances are exceptional. It is so honest and tender. I have watched it several times and I find it satisfying every time. We all have our own tastes and opinions but to say the acting is bad in this movie is completely false. I appreciate this film and I am grateful they made it.

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Poe G

Apr 17, 2018

I actually had to double check if I was looking at the right movie when I looked at the reviews. I have no idea why Song One had such negative reviews from both the audiences and the critics. The film has an interesting story and the performances of the actors who are Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn and newcomer Ben Rosenfield are very powerful, it's captivating. The soundtracks are well-performed, too. But then again, people nowadays don't take movies seriously. People would rather watch unrealistic superhero movies that doesn't make sense rather than watching movies with interesting concept and a realistic plot.

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Albus S

Oct 9, 2017

A romantic drama about a woman whose brother is in a coma after a car runs him over in the street. She reads his journal, goes to all the places he hangs out and brings back pieces of his life in order to being him back to the world. One of those things includes his favorite indie musician. Sister and music man hook up, brother revives, music man departs. Pretty thin on story. No real emotional connection formed in the romance. Want to give it a passing score because I love Anne Hathaway, but I just can't.

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Harry G

Jun 6, 2017

Good music but no point.

Harry P

May 16, 2017

I am not a schooled movie critic. That being said, often when watching movies at home, I am tempted to stop and read a bit about the movie, or what the plot means as it is happening, usually on Wikipedia.. This movie, it was really nice to just go along for the ride. I am actually still not finished, and have no illusions. It really feels about real people if that makes sense.

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Kate Barker-Froyland

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Anne Hathaway

Franny

Johnny Flynn

James Forester

Mary Steenburgen

Karen

Ben Rosenfield

Henry

Lola Kirke

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Synopsis

After a terrible accident puts her brother in a coma, a graduate student (Anne Hathaway) travels to New York to see him and subsequently becomes involved with the musician (Johnny Flynn) her brother idolized.

Director: Kate Barker-Froyland
Producer: Marc Platt, Jonathan Demme, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Adam Shulman
Distributor: The Film Arcade, Cinedigm
Production Co: Worldview Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language|A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.2K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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