Music

PG-13

2021

1 hr. 47 min.

Musical

Drama

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7%

57 Reviews

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14%

1,000+ Ratings

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Zu (Kate Hudson) is a free spirit estranged from her family who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half sister, Music (Maddie Ziegler), The musical drama explores the tenuous bonds that hold us together, and imagines a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge: love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.

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Critics Consensus

Offensive in its depiction of autism -- and painfully misguided in essentially every respect -- Music is a vanity project that begs to be turned down.

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Audience Consensus

Featuring depictions of autism and autistic behavior that are at best misguided and even arguably dangerous, this bafflingly star-studded film insults the people it tries to represent.

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Howard K

Brilliant! I watched this with my autistic granddaughter and she was mesmerized. She continually said "that's like in my head"! In watching Music and observing my granddaughter's response, I got a whole new perspective on both her and autism in general, and a new and more understanding relationship has been built with her. To the people who say this is misguided and does not represent autism accurately, I say bullshit! Autism is a spectrum - there is no right or wrong way to explain or portray it as every autistic person is very different. Think Rainman (and few complained then that the lead was portrayed by a non-autistic actor!), Elon Musk, Albert Einstein - all are (were) autistic, but all very different. Go to a special needs class and observe and talk with the students and you will better understand that at least some would live in a world like Music Gamble in the film. And, really, getting someone at the portrayed level of autism to play the part, to make it authentic? Really? It is so disappointing to see we have become a world where being negative, and finding the negative even in something so positive, has become the norm. This movie should be on every school curriculum, especially those schools with special needs and support classes. Get rid of the prejudice and bullshit of misunderstanding through education.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Asuna A

Absolute utter garbage. Insensitive to people on the spectrum. Whoever thought this was a good idea is a numbnuts.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Gioia S

As a critic with Asperger's, this is one of the most offensive, low-effort, biased movies I have ever watched. This movie gives false medical information and facts about Autism, while encouraging dangerous harmful behavior, claiming it's helpful. It's clear that the director knew NOTHING about Autism and did not even bother to research.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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M & L B

This felt like a 'Whats eating Gilbert Grape" inspired movie gone horribly wrong with music videos in it (lame) Maddie felt like she was making fun of people when acting in this movie... she was right but no one listened to her feelings.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Andy S

I don't even know what to say... This is awful...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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Ava D

ablest uneducated trash. collaborating with a harmful "charity" that dose nothing for autistic people "autism specks". using a allistic (non autistic) actor to play a non verbal autistic character, showing prone restrains as a way to deal with meltdowns even though they have killed autistic kids like music and so much more crap. this movie isn't just offensive, its dangerous, don't watch it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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Sia

Director

Kate Hudson

Zu

Leslie Odom Jr.

Ebo

Maddie Ziegler

Music

Ben Schwartz

Rudy

Mary Kay Place

Millie

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

A completely misguided mess.

Feb 25, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It's pitiful stuff.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 20, 2021

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Four years ago, a musical genius shot a stinker. That she's promoting it so aggressively now suggests that she can't see, or smell, what's right under her nose.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 19, 2021

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

the real issue is that, though the movie is centred and even takes its name from a nonverbal teenager who's on the low-functioning side of the autism spectrum, it doesn't seem to care about exploring who she really is.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 18, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

For those buying into the manipulation, the film is padded with fantasy sequences that double as music videos for pop star Sia, whose directorial debut feels more self-indulgent than sincere.

Jul 13, 2023

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

Offensive and poorly judged, it intends to be inspirational but merely inspires confusion.

Rated: 2/10

Jul 11, 2022

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Synopsis

Zu (Kate Hudson) is a free spirit estranged from her family who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half sister, Music (Maddie Ziegler), The musical drama explores the tenuous bonds that hold us together, and imagines a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge: love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.

Director: Sia
Executive Producer: Len Blavatnik, Jonathan Daniel, Julie Greenwald
Screenwriter: Sia, Dallas Clayton
Production Co: Pineapple Lasagne Productions, Atlantic Films, Landay Entertainment, Crush Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Material|Brief Violence|Strong Language|Thematic Content)
Genre: Musical, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2021
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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