Writer-director John Carney's return to musical drama isn't quite as potent as it was with Once, but thanks to charming work from its well-matched leads, Begin Again is difficult to resist.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Carney -
Producer -
Tobin Armbrust , Anthony Bregman , Judd Apatow -
Screenwriter -
John Carney -
Distributor -
Weinstein Co. -
Production Co -
Sycamore Pictures , Apatow Productions , Exclusive Media , Likely Story -
Rating -
R (Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Romance , Music -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 2, 2014, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 17, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.2M -
Runtime -
1h 44m