Music and Lyrics

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Music and Lyrics

PG-13

Released Feb 14, 2007

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

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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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Jessica Gonzales

Geek Vibes Nation

The chemistry is alive between them for the entire movie, and it rivals some of the classic Hollywood romantic duos of the past. Grant and Barrymore play off of each other extremely well.

Jul 17, 2025

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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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Leo C

Songs that stick with you for years

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Buckeye K

I absolutely love this movie. Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore have great chemistry. I thought the writing was very witty. The sound track is awesome. I am surprised that this did not result in a huge career for Haley Bennett. She was fantastic in this. Like Dirty Dancing and Grease, I can watch the final musical number over and over again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Heber M

What a great way of mix two awesome work of composing and make you laugh

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Zamya F

The music is amazing and vibrant.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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N P

"Music and Lyrics" is a uniquely charming and well thought out rom-com from the mid-2000s starring Hugh Grant as an aged 80s pop band has-been and Drew Barrymore as a young aspiring writer. The songs were bops and fit the storyline perfectly, the script - thorough and clever, film itself - well paced and felt like a full story in which the characters felt real, clear and in depth, and the progression - believable and earned. A funny and heartwarming film - that actually has a meaningful message. A definite watch in the genre.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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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: Flower Films, Village Roadshow Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment
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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