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Film · 2016

Sing Street

Directed by John Carney · starring Marcella Plunkett, Keith McErlean and Kelly Thornton

  • 1 h 46 min
  • 12
  • Drama · Music
  • IrelandUK
  • Released in the UK 19 May 2016
  • 7.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.9 Users11 votes
  • 7.8 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

John Carney 'Begin Again' or 'Once's' director embarks on another film where the spotlight is the music. 'Sing Street' tells the story of Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) a child growing up in Ireland in the 80s and decides to set up a music band to impress the girl he likes, Raphina (Lucy Boynton), who is a beautiful model. His older brother, sho is a disaster, will try to advise him the best he can, but the girl has a boyfriend and this process will be as complicated as beautiful.

Maria Doyle Kennedy ('Jupiter Ascending', 'Albert Nobs'), Aidan Gillen (Baelish in 'Game of Thrones'), Jack Reynor ('Transformers: Age of Extinction', 'Macbeth') are part of the actors that complete the cast of 'Sing Street' becoming in one of the best films of Sundance Film Festival.

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The essentials

Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
Box office
$2.8min US
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Sing Street?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Sing Street released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 19 May 2016.
Who directed Sing Street?
John Carney.
Who is in Sing Street?
It stars Marcella Plunkett, Keith McErlean, Kelly Thornton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo.
Where can I watch Sing Street?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Sing Street make?
It took $2.8 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (17)
Director
John Carney
Writers
John Carney
Producers
Anthony Bregman, John Carney, Kevin Scott Frakes, Harvey Weinstein

Videos and trailers

All 3 videos
'Sing Street' trailer 2:3017 February 2016

Photos and posters

All 7 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
7.9 11 votes
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What the critics say average 7.8 from 4 outlets

  • 8.3 The PlaylistNoel Murray What makes Sing Street such a joyously entertaining film (besides the songs) is that it thinks the best of its characters, and it presents them the way they?d like to think of themselves. Read
  • 8.0 The GuardianJordan Hoffman Did you like The Commitments? Did you like We Are the Best!!? Well, Sing Street isn?t as good as either of those two, but it?s still pretty terrific. Read
  • 8.0 VarietyGuy Lodge The truest and most tearduct-tugging relationship here is that between Conor and his lank-haired college-dropout brother, played with spaced-out warmth and wistful good humor by the ever-likeable… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $2.8m
  • UK £1.1m

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 28 songs
  1. Stay CleanRecorded, Motörhead, Published EMI Music Publishing Ltd, Motor Music Ltd Spotify
  2. Yellow PearlPhil Lynott, Published Universal Music Publishing Ltd Spotify
  3. RioDuran Duran, Published EMI Music Publishing Ltd, Gloucester Place Music Ltd Spotify
  4. I Fought the LawThe Clash, Published Sony, ATV Acuff Rose Music Spotify

Trivia

  • Festival release

    Premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

  • Reality and fiction aren't so far

    Mark McKenna plays Eamon: a young talented Irish guy with a musician father. In real life Mark McKenna's father is a musician named Eamon.

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