Joyful Noise's musical numbers are solidly entertaining, and it benefits from Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton's sizable chemistry; unfortunately, they aren't enough to make up for the rest of the film.
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Joyful Noise
Movie Info
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Director -
Todd Graff -
Producer -
Michael G. Nathanson , Joseph Farrell , Catherine Paura , Broderick Johnson , Andrew A. Kosove -
Screenwriter -
Todd Graff -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Farrell Paura Productions , O.N.C. Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Language|A Sexual Reference) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Musical -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 13, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$30.9M -
Runtime -
1h 57m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital