Sing Street (2016)
95%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: 16 wins & 46 nominations
Sing Street is a feel-good musical with huge heart and irresistible optimism, and its charmimg cast and hummable tunes help to elevate its familiar plotting.
Sing Street is a movie that will make you want to grab a guitar and start a band, even if you’ve never played an instrument in your life. With catchy original songs and a heartwarming story about following your dreams, this film is a must-watch for anyone who loves music and coming-of-age tales. Plus, who can resist the ’80s nostalgia? From the fashion to the music videos, Sing Street captures the essence of the decade perfectly. So, if you’re looking for a feel-good movie that will leave you humming its tunes for days, Sing Street is the one for you.
Production Company(ies)
Cosmo Films, Distressed Films, Film Nation Entertainment,
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
St. Catherine’s Park, Hanbury Lane, Dublin, Ireland
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including strong language and some bullying behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 46m
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Language(s):English, French, Latin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2016
Genre(s)
Romance/Music
Keyword(s)
starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Mark McKenna, directed by John Carney, written by John Carney, produced by Anthony Bregman, Martina Niland, John Carney, Romance, Music, PG-13, box office gross $3.2M, budget unknown, reviewed by Nell Minow, Antonia Quirke, Sara Michelle Fetters, Roxana Hadadi, Iain Shedden, Max Weiss, Brian Eggert, David Gonzalez, Anne Brodie, Robin Holabird, Joanne Laurier, original language English, Weinstein Co., Dolby Digital, Cosmo, Raphina, Brendan, Robert, Penny, Eamon
Worldwide gross: $13,624,522
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $16,792,204
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,777
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,831,211
US/Canada gross: $3,237,118
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,989,743
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,870
US/Canada opening weekend: $63,573
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $78,354
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,034
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Lucy Boynton – Raphina
Jack Reynor – Brendan
Aidan Gillen – Robert
Maria Doyle Kennedy – Penny
Mark McKenna – Eamon
Director(s)
John Carney
Writer(s)
John Carney
Producer(s)
Anthony Bregman, Martina Niland, John Carney
Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
16 wins & 46 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (216) | Top Critics (63) | Fresh (205) | Rotten (11)
Filled with the liberating jubilation of making music…
September 29, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
Piffle, really, with guitars.
December 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
Antonia Quirke
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Sing Street, while not telling a tale that could be labeled as anything close to original, still crackles with an innovative vitality all its own, making its climactic leaps into the starry-eyed unknown all the more wonderful because of this.
August 11, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Sing Street takes its inspiration from the music and movies of the ’80s, tapping into nostalgia for the time with its messages about self-expression.
August 2, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5
Roxana Hadadi
Chesapeake Family Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Sing Street is a pleasing, heart-warming journey with a tight screenplay and a strong soundtrack.
July 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Iain Shedden
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Sing Street is a shaggy, uneven, but undeniably endearing and entertaining film, especially if this was the music of your childhood, as it was mine.
June 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
It’s quite underwhelming when a film about making music features original songs that everyone in the story goes gonzo over, but then the songs aren’t that memorable. Sing Street doesn’t have that problem in the slightest.
April 15, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Within the many themes of the film. Sing Street is a testament to the true importance of music. The simplicity that through any bad situation, music is always at your disposal and will always understand what you are going through, when no one else does.
February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
Sing Street is an uplifting musical comedy about an Irish boy seeking rock and roll stardom 30 years ago. Young actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo is phenomenal. Not to be missed.
September 29, 2021
Anne Brodie
AWFJ Women on Film
Writer-director John Carney of Once returns with another music-influenced project, using original material that captures the ’80s spirit with such aptly titled tunes as “Drive It Like You Stole It.”
August 11, 2021
Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
If “Drive It Like You Stole It” isn’t caught in your head for days after watching then you’re doing something wrong.
April 15, 2021
Jim Rohner
Battleship Pretension
Sing Street is a self-consciously “cute” film about a sweet Irish cocoon-in other words, a fairy tale.
February 26, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site…
Plot
As everybody moves to the beat of Pop music in early-1980s-Dublin, the sensitive teenager, Conor, struggles to cope with a tense family relationship; reconnect with his older brother, Brendan, and, above all, deal with the hostile environment in his new public school. Then, one day, he sees her. Tall, with long chestnut hair, a buttery complexion, and big, dark eyes; an enigmatically beautiful girl standing in front of the school’s gate, indolently observing people passing by. To get noticed by the distant girl, Raphina, Conor enlists the help of a group of teenage dreamers to form a band
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features a charming cast and hummable tunes.
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