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Begin Again

2014Movie1 h 44 minR

73

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73

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Summary

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

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Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Gives you goosebumps.
Feels like real life.
Warms you up.
Makes you fall for them.
Lifts you up.

Not for brutality, scares or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 73Audiences 76GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer83%
Metascore62
Audience score81%
User score7.7
IMDb7.4
Letterboxd · 293 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
7.9×its budget
Budget
$8 M
Worldwide
$64 M
Worldwide it earned $56 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+14
Released
2014
June 27, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicRomanceDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesLittle or none
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure Escapism
24 of 49
Directing · 5
John Carney Director, Writer
J. Alex Finch Second Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Breckel Script Supervisor
Mariela Comitini First Assistant Director
Maura Kelly Second Assistant Director
Production · 17
Nigel Sinclair Executive Producer
Molly Smith Executive Producer
Ben Nearn Executive Producer
Guy East Executive Producer
Tom Rice Executive Producer
Sam Hoffman Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Camera · 5
Yaron Orbach Director of Photography
Ludovic Littee "A" Camera Operator
Rob Harlow Key Grip
Andrew D. Schwartz Still Photographer
Scott Tinsley First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Andrew Marcus Editor
Andrew Francis Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound · 14
Gregg Alexander Songs, Original Music Composer
Lewis Goldstein Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Cate Montana Supervising ADR Editor
Max Greene Dialogue Editor
Tod A. Maitland Sound Mixer
Danielle Brisebois Songs
Art · 7
Chad Keith Production Design
Richard Hebrank Construction Coordinator
Kris Moran Set Decoration
Gina Herold Art Department Coordinator
T.J. Horan Leadman
Anne Fleischman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 9
Arjun Bhasin Costume Design
Eileen Goh Costumer
Joanna McCarthy Key Makeup Artist
Cathryn Hunt Costume Coordinator
Louise McCarthy Makeup Department Head
Lair Paulsen Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 1
Yuval Levy Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
Shawn Greene Gaffer
Other crew · 4
Brian Smyj Stunt Coordinator
Drew Jiritano Special Effects Coordinator
Alexis Wiscomb Post Production Supervisor
Brian Carmichael Video Assist Operator

Tropes

Bonding Through Shared EarbudsRare · in 54 titlesDan keeps a headphone splitter in his car as a memory of his first date with his ex-wife — they shared it listening to her CD as they walked around New York City.Troubling Unchildlike Behaviorin 586 titlesPlayed for Laughs example. Dan sees some kids playing basketball and he asks if they can contribute their vocals.All 50 tropes

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