The Jazz Singer fingerprintA touch of humor.
Spectacular
Nostalgic and moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and show business
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Nostalgic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and moving. Much of it is about family.
History, family, and show business
Its world is built around history, family, and show business.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Jazz Singer is included with a subscription to Artiflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 36 min
The Jazz Singer runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Jazz Singer higher (72) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $422,000 to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 6.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Yiddish, Spanish. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for The Jazz Singer, including Pre-lap, Mythology Gag, Never Learned to Read.
6.4
