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Bandslam

PG Released Aug 14, 2009 1h 51m Musical Comedy Romance List
82% Tomatometer 104 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
A gifted singer/songwriter, Charlotte (Aly Michalka) hires Will Burton (Gaelan Connell), a new guy in town, to manage her fledgling rock band. She wants one thing from him: to help her win a contest against her ex-boyfriend in an upcoming battle of the bands. Charlotte's band comes together and seems to have a real shot at victory, while Will and dynamic guitarist Sa5m (Vanessa Hudgens) begin to make some beautiful music of their own.
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Bandslam is an intelligent teen film that avoids teen film cliches, in an entertaining package of music and coming-of-age drama.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B+ Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Cosmo Landesman Times (UK) Bandslam is a mix of the icky, the corny and the comic, but there's no denying that it's fun. Rated: 3/5 Aug 17, 2009 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse The movie can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a Disney movie or a teen indie flick with a good soundtrack. Rated: 3/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins For the first time this year, a teen film actually appeals to teens. Rated: 6/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Equal parts John Hughes and Cameron Crowe with a little bit of Spike Jonze tossed in. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frances C A uniquely humorous and profound film, with outstanding acting, a gem poorly marketed in a '"High School Musical" genre, so it never got the exposure and audience it deserved. Director Todd Graff created a movie with perfect pitch and a huge heart to delight and engage audiences and music lovers of all ages. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Charlotte W I really loved the movie it held my interest until the end!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T So lovely to see they’re trying their best and hardworking. Also biig star for Vanessa Hudgens Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Loya C I absolutely love this movie as it's in a way my generation's coming of age movie that has an incredible soundtrack and a great plot line. It's just a really great movie to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Sean S This is a phenomenal coming of age movie that bypasses the normal cliches that you would expect. All the characters of great story arcs and the songs create the heartbeat of the movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Devils A What a great movie about a guy who falls in love with someone he cannot keep but then he finds the other girl that is the center of his dreams, thus I give this film a *4* star rating!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bandslam: Official Clip - Someone to Fall Back On Bandslam: Official Clip - Someone to Fall Back On 2:34 Bandslam: Official Clip - Kissing Practice Bandslam: Official Clip - Kissing Practice 3:02 Bandslam: Official Clip - I Can't Go On, I'll Go On Bandslam: Official Clip - I Can't Go On, I'll Go On 2:20 Bandslam: Official Clip - Band Names Bandslam: Official Clip - Band Names 1:17 Bandslam: Official Clip - Rehearsing Bandslam: Official Clip - Rehearsing 3:15 Bandslam: Official Clip - CBGB Bandslam: Official Clip - CBGB 2:33 Bandslam: Official Clip - Putting the Band Together Bandslam: Official Clip - Putting the Band Together 2:44 Bandslam: Official Clip - I'm Sorry, Sa5m Bandslam: Official Clip - I'm Sorry, Sa5m 2:20 Bandslam: Official Clip - First Kiss Bandslam: Official Clip - First Kiss 2:31 View more videos
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Synopsis A gifted singer/songwriter, Charlotte (Aly Michalka) hires Will Burton (Gaelan Connell), a new guy in town, to manage her fledgling rock band. She wants one thing from him: to help her win a contest against her ex-boyfriend in an upcoming battle of the bands. Charlotte's band comes together and seems to have a real shot at victory, while Will and dynamic guitarist Sa5m (Vanessa Hudgens) begin to make some beautiful music of their own.
Director
Todd Graff
Producer
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Screenwriter
Josh A. Cagan, Todd Graff
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
Production Co
Goldsmith-Thomas Productions, Summit Entertainment, Walden Media
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Mild Language)
Genre
Musical, Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2M
Runtime
1h 51m
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