American Harmony

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American Harmony

2009

1h 25m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Aengus James journeys deep into the madcap world of competitive barbershop-quartet singing.

Reece Pendleton

Chicago Reader

02/02/2010

if you can get past the cutesy mugging and preening onstage, you may find the true creative talent refreshing.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

11/19/2009

c+

American Harmony is a successful greatest hits compilation of top-level performances of recent years; but that makes you want it to be so much more.

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Sarah Bryan Miller

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

06/17/2009

3/4

The documentary gives too brief an introduction to the basics of barbershop and doesn't tell us how most of the singers got hooked. It does capture the intensity and the personalities of the competition -- and it makes us care who wins.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/02/2020

3.5/4.0

The stories that unfold are dramatic, frequently touching and occasionally quite funny.

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

06/19/2009

7/10

American Harmony is the Pumping Iron of barbershop quartet singing.

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David D

Aug 24

Brilliant look at Barbershop Quartet competition!

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12/21/2013

A simple but fun documentary about the World Barbershop Quartet championship. There's some amazing harmonies and really enjoyable quartets. It shows the work you have to put in & the passion you must have to become great at it

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01/01/2013

Maybe it's my leisure studies interest, but this was really interesting.

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06/17/2012

A wonderful look into the world of barbershop singing and boy is it heartfelt and true to life.

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06/17/2012

Loved it although I would have liked to have seen the chorus aspect also.

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06/17/2012

For those who compete in any capacity this is an amazing look at what it takes to win at anything: Talent, hard work and passion. The talent in this documentary is breathtaking considering these singers are "amateurs". I cannot reccomend this doc highly enough. Do yourself a favor and watch it today!

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Aengus James

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Colin King Miller

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Gary DePew

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Russ Squires

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Aengus James

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Aengus James journeys deep into the madcap world of competitive barbershop-quartet singing.

Director: Aengus James
Producer: Aengus James, Colin King Miller
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m