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Song One

Play trailer Poster for Song One PG-13 2015 1h 28m Romance Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.
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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 01/29/2015
1.5/4
Despite the delicate shadings Hathaway brings to the role, Song One moves inexorably from wan to wearying. Go to Full Review Mary Houlihan Chicago Sun-Times 01/23/2015
There are no real surprises here, just lives played out quietly and succinctly under the seductive spell of music. Go to Full Review Susan Wloszczyna RogerEbert.com 01/23/2015
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. Go to Full Review Kevin Harley Radio Times 02/24/2022
2/5
Mistaking slight for subtle, Barker-Froyland fails to hit the emotional notes needed to make this icky fling sing. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 07/18/2019
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. Go to Full Review Jason Francis Johnson The New Paper (Singapore) 09/20/2017
4/5
Newcomer Johnny Flynn is the shining star of this rather mesmerising music movie that hits the right notes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris M @RT22346841 Aug 14 Anne Hathaway is good as always but kind of a disappointing movie overall. See more Eye C @ECinc 08/27/2024 I didn’t like it. It’s not interesting at all. See more Júlíanna H @RT89410943 08/22/2024 I loved it. A slow pace, very down to earth intimate, the music was really good and it made me feel all kinds of feelings. See more 09/25/2021 Very subdued movie, where good actors seem to have been directed into portraying, bland characters who lack zest. See more andrea c @Charst 08/07/2021 Storia non particolarmente originale che comunque nella prima parte si fa gradire, prima di spegnersi progressivamente in un finale apatico. Nonostante l'imbarazzante taglio di capelli, Anne Hathaway spicca per la sua capacità. specie rispetto al monocromatico Flynn. Ciò che veramente risalta invece è la musica, varia ed originale per tutto il film, spesso copre una trama piatta e dalle poche sfumature variando meravigliosamente di genere ed atmosfere. See more 03/08/2021 The entire film i felt two things. 1. Anne hathaway looked like she was in a kidnapped situation n tolerating her captors to give them what they want for her own safety. 2. Why does every song sound the same. Agonizingly so. Every song in the movie expresses long syllable to prevent a lack of idea n expression. Only to express these long syllables in a overly emotional way that makes me want to smash my speakers. Then the sex scene.. wtf?! This is about a guy who wants to make music, gets hit by a car, n is in a coma. Why is there a sex scene?! AN overly aggressive n vivid sex scene. The movie made me think it was a satire/dark humor/ mock film. I found myself hoping the kid died so he wouldnt have to wake up to the travesty of his sister sleeping with some musician that may or may not have stolen the kids song. Or the kid stole the other guys song. Idk. Idc. Im a musician. Which is the only reason i related to the movie and it was funny. Honest. And disappointing. Kinda like when your grandpa is disappointed in you but you dont really care till you recognize a truth of life. See more Read all reviews
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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

Rema

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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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