The Jazz Singer
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The Jazz Singer

1953Movie1 h 47 min

DramaMusic
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WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.7
39
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.7

Summary

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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  • Lifts you up.
  • Takes you back.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Warms you up.

Not for scares, brutality or laughs.

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Tropes

Heritage DisconnectRare · in 38 titlesJakie's major conflict throughout the film — born a Jewish man to a Cantor father, he would much rather pursue the big hotness of jazz music in the secular world of Broadway than continue singing hym…Pre-lapRare · in 34 titlesJakie Rabinowitz's exclaims, "You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!" and subsequent speech before he and his band start playing presents an unbuilt version of the post-lap.All 26 tropes

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