Louis

R

Released Aug 25, 2010

1h 30m

Drama

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33%

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6 Reviews

57%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

Louis Armstrong acquires his first cornet.

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Nate Chinen

New York Times

With a pace and cinematic language openly inspired by Charlie Chaplin, it's as much a riff on silent movies as it is a coming-of-age tale with a whiff of political farce.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 1, 2010

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Faux silent-film melodrama is mostly a novelty, but the jazz score, performed live by Wynton Marsalis for select engagements, is a real treat.

Aug 31, 2010

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Though commendably attentive to Chaplin-esque pantomime on the part of lead villain Jackie Earle Haley, this cinematic anomaly falls flat as a stand-alone.

Aug 25, 2010

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Pamela Hutchinson

Silent London

The problem with Louis is that it gets distracted from what it does best, and a Chaplin pastiche is no substitute for the real thing.

Mar 19, 2020

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Audience Member

This is a film like no other. Not because of its plot or anything like that, but the experience its self. (At least when I watched it) it was in a theater (a real theater, not a movie theater), with the jazz ensemble and everything. I'm going to be honest here, the film its self is terrible, but the experience is like nothing you've ever done before.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

The preview alone gave me a headache.. ugh! Horrible!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Dan Pritzker

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Anthony Coleman

Young Louis Armstrong

Vilmos Zsigmond

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Synopsis

Louis Armstrong acquires his first cornet.

Director: Dan Pritzker
Producer: Jonathan Cornick, Derick Martini, Steven Martini, Michele Tayler
Screenwriter: Derick Martini, Steven Martini, Dan Pritzker, David Rothschild
Distributor: Dipperflicks
Rating: R (Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2010, Original
Runtime: 1h 30m