Duets

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Duets

R

Released Sep 15, 2000

1h 52m

Comedy

Drama

Musical

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A collection of disparate but equally damaged characters is traveling to Omaha, Neb. to perform in a karaoke competition with a grand prize of $5,000. They include con artist Ricky Dean (Huey Lewis), who finds his long-lost daughter, Liv (Gwyneth Paltrow), and brings her along for the ride, as well as a beleaguered salesman, Todd (Paul Giamatti). These and other people with more than their share of eccentricities invest their hopes and dreams in the competition.

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Critics Consensus

Duets suffers from sloppy direction and stretches credibility. Also, the characters are uninteresting and it's hard to care about what happens to them.

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Tom Keogh

Film.com

A mixed bag, all in all, but worth seeing.

Jan 1, 2000

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

Every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascination.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Houston Chronicle

Happily for all, director Bruce Paltrow approaches the sing-along world of karaoke with an affectionate but mildly satiric eye.

Jan 1, 2000

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

As with nights in karaoke bars, where the expectation of the singing standards is low, Duets surprises like the occasional singers who can actually hit a note.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 16, 2019

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Besides its dim and sometimes slipshod look, this little ensemble work slides from pretentious flights of philosophizing to touches of smart smut as it surveys the American dream as pursued by various warbling wanderers.

Jun 8, 2018

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

A muddled and meandering long-distance road movie that strives to be engagingly offbeat, but more often comes across as annoyingly off-key.

Jul 19, 2014

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Allen R

The characters were not written very likable and so it makes it hard to root for anyone in the movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Tim M

Forget vocal chemistry: the cast of Duets hardly plays off one another whatsoever, content to let this inert dramedy get booed offstage.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Ian H

Weirdly compelling even if characters are a very random bunch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Anduin H

Sure it’s flawed, but this movie always gets me! The karaoke is wonderful - Andre Braugher and Paul Giamatti !!! It’s a fairytale, an odyssey, kind of ridiculous but if you allow yourself to indulge in a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief, you will enjoy yourself thoroughly. Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Zachary V

I really loved this movie and it was very heart felt with decent singing would definitely recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Audience Member

Great feel good movie! Good music! The people that gave a bad rating are freaking idiots!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A collection of disparate but equally damaged characters is traveling to Omaha, Neb. to perform in a karaoke competition with a grand prize of $5,000. They include con artist Ricky Dean (Huey Lewis), who finds his long-lost daughter, Liv (Gwyneth Paltrow), and brings her along for the ride, as well as a beleaguered salesman, Todd (Paul Giamatti). These and other people with more than their share of eccentricities invest their hopes and dreams in the competition.

Director: Bruce Paltrow
Producer: John Byrum, Neil Canton, Kevin Jones, Bruce Paltrow
Screenwriter: John Byrum
Distributor: Hollywood Pictures
Production Co: Seven Arts Pictures
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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