Music and Lyrics

PG-13

Released Feb 14, 2007

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

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63%

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168 Reviews

68%

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250,000+ Ratings

Former music superstar Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) used to pack them in back in the 1980s, but now he is reduced to playing nostalgia tours and county fairs. He scores a chance at a major comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman (Haley Bennett) asks him to write a song for her, but he hasn't written anything in years and cannot compose lyrics anyway. Noticing that Sophie (Drew Barrymore), the plant lady, has a way with words, Alex proposes that he and Sophie make beautiful music together.

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Critics Consensus

Music & Lyrics is a light and pleasant romantic comedy that succeeds because of the considerable charm of its co-stars. The music segments featuring Hugh Grant are worth the price of admission.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Far too little originality ... to make the film anything other than a disposable rom-com triviality.

Rated: C

Jul 3, 2007

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

It's more fun than a Spandau Ballet/Tears for Fears concert circa 1985, and I mean that in a good way.

Feb 20, 2007

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Light, sweet and agreeably confident

Rated: 3/4

Feb 20, 2007

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are another match made in silver screen heaven.

Nov 13, 2019

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Lawrence has a distinct lack of ability to write anything remotely resembling a real human. Maybe romantic comedies don't really need that sort of thing but if there's nothing else going for it - and there's nothing else going for it - it would help.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 8, 2011

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

Rated: 7/10

Feb 9, 2011

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erdene c

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Uynga U

very classic and kinda romantic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Munkhjargal A

This movie is a romantic love movie. Even the song he sings in the movie is a lesson, it was one of my favorite movies. I heard that this is a movie based on a true story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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robyn l

criminally underseen

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Mavrik M

My wife and I've watched this three times now over the past several years. It's a fresh take on a romantic comedy that doesn't follow the standard plots. Each of the main characters are going through their own journey as well as the one they take together. They hit it off initially for work reasons and then it grows to something neither of them expect. The tension in the plot is created by the pressure each of them are feeling in their own lives. It's organic to their characters and where they are in life and isn't a stupid/obvious plot device inserted just to move the story forward. It's a fun movie that is worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Synopsis

Former music superstar Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) used to pack them in back in the 1980s, but now he is reduced to playing nostalgia tours and county fairs. He scores a chance at a major comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman (Haley Bennett) asks him to write a song for her, but he hasn't written anything in years and cannot compose lyrics anyway. Noticing that Sophie (Drew Barrymore), the plant lady, has a way with words, Alex proposes that he and Sophie make beautiful music together.

Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Liz Glotzer, Martin Shafer, Can Yesilyurt
Screenwriter: Marc Lawrence
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Flower Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.6M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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