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Music

PG-13

2021

1h 47m

Musical

Drama

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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 Says

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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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Music is less a person than a sympathetic vessel who is saddled with an oversimplified and loving worldview to impart to others, and as a result, the film lets the side down in its depiction of autistic people.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 23, 2024

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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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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

It’s the definition of a vanity project, and the fact that it uses autism as a means to an end makes it a particularly putrid one.

Rated: 0/5

Jul 14, 2024

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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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As a person with Autism, this is quite possibly the single worst movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life, and I’ve seen The Last Jedi.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Dani E

I am autistic . I loved this movie . It actually made me cry

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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James R

I just hope that nobody who watches this movie actually believes that this is a good portrayal of autism, and I'm glad to see that everybody else shares my collective view that this is the opposite of a masterpiece and a horrible representation of autism. I didn't even like the music. The soundtrack is probably the second most important thing to me (besides for, of course, the writing) and it just felt really bad. I would not recommend this movie to anybody. There are better ways to spend your time than watching this. In fact, I'd rather watch TikTok than watch this again, and that's saying a lot!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Audience Member

Brilliantly beautiful. <3

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Korra N

I wish this could've been at least so-bad-it's-good, but Sia's Music is just abysmal.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Todd J

Worst movie I’ve ever seen. This is a zero star movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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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
Producer: Vincent Landay, Sia
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
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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