Música

PG-13

Released Apr 4

1h 31m

Drama

Comedy

Musical

Romance

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96%

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46 Reviews

86%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

Based on writer, director and star Rudy Mancuso, Música is a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.

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Critics Consensus

Rudy Mancuso's use of magical realism elevates Música, infusing its familiar narrative framework with a bracingly personal touch.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“Música” might seem like it’s hitting beats we’ve grown accustomed to, but Mancuso’s sweet, soulful feature debut doesn’t follow in others’ footsteps. What a gem.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2024

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Carlos Aguilar

Variety

Now that Mancuso has gotten his origin story out onto the screen, it’s exciting to wonder what a sophomore effort could entail for him. For now, “Música” has earned him his filmmaking stripes.

Apr 7, 2024

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

For all that creativity and technical wizardry, the most impressive thing about Música is that, if you’ve been paying attention to Mancuso’s work, nothing present in the movie is entirely new.

Apr 5, 2024

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Ben Wasserman

Film-Forward.com

It’s a musical that eschews actual songs (save for a few brief numbers performed by a subway busker) and generates elaborate beats through extended dance sequences and montages of commonplace noises repurposed as something more harmonized.

Rated: B+

Jul 8, 2024

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Manages to capture likability even if you’re overall not entirely sure that you liked it.

Rated: B-

Jun 20, 2024

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

The musical novelty numbers absolutely make the featherweight “Musica” come off.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 16, 2024

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Troy H

Very boring and slow. I really didn't care for any of the actors or the story. The plot is really dumb it's made for people who can't think, it's predictable and a rehash of many other better movies.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Audience Member

I hadn’t seen the trailer or knew Mancuso’s work, so had no idea what to expect. And what a great surprise! It’s really original and very different from any typical American musical, (thank god). Art direction, scenes direction and, especially, sounds were amazingly done -and everything felt 100% Brazilian cinema! The rhythmic sounds moments were the ice of cake here, as they should, as we’re graciously transported into Rudy’s peculiar mind. Loved it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Sunil S

Synesthesia depicted beautifully with great acting, direction, and camera work. There is a deeper meaning to the love-triangle where choosing between Isabella and Haley is same as choosing between what Rudy's heart says i.e. music and puppetry vs. Rudy's mother's expectations of a Brazilian partner and a stable career. Anwar's crazy vs. calm question again fits in the same meaning. Overall, the movie revolves around Rudy's struggle to manage his art form with his life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Michael P

Non sense. Waste of time. The main character is not even likeable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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master g

Is good musical not horrible

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Ally Moore J

It was really beautiful movie. Reminds me of Rye Lane. I like movies that pay more attention to the visuals and aesthetic of the movie with a romance in it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Synopsis

Based on writer, director and star Rudy Mancuso, Música is a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.

Director: Rudy Mancuso
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Amazon Studios, Wonderland Sound and Vision, Shots Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m

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