Patti Cake$

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Patti Cake$

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Released Aug 18, 2017

1h 48m

Drama

Music

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Fed up with life in her New Jersey hometown, Patricia Dombrowski, aka Patti Cake$, hopes to follow in the footsteps of her idol and hit the road to achieve stardom as a rapper. With help from her best friend, a mysterious musician and her loving grandmother, Patti leads the charge against an army of haters, unpaid bills and the broken dreams that are holding her back.

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Patti Cake$ hits a number of predictable beats, but adds enough fresh elements -- not least Danielle MacDonald's potentially starmaking turn -- to make its underdog story work.

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Robert Daniels

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Patti Cake$ is the outsiders' plea for acceptance, even when those taste makers are deaf to the notes.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 27, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Gulf News (UAE)

[Patti Cake$] is a strangely old-fashioned heartwarmer about talent contests and "putting up flyers".

Sep 21, 2017

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David Stratton

The Australian

[Danielle McDonald] carries the movie, and that's no small feat for a newcomer. I'm sure we'll be hearing a great deal more from her.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 15, 2017

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

New York cabaret singer Bridget Everett and acclaimed actress Catherine O’Hara turn in equally strong performances as her bitter alcoholic mother and her feisty grandmother.

Dec 15, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

One of the most entertaining movies you'll see all year, with just the right amount of emotional heft to make it memorable.

Rated: B+

Aug 24, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

What begins as one rapper's a run-of-the-mill journey to get out from under the weight of her dreams snakes around to become a high-energy, fist-pumping story of overcoming odds with dignity and on your own terms.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2021

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Crude Sexual References, A Brief Nude Image, Language Throughout and Some Drug Use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $774,500.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Julia S

Ever since I saw this film I have been a BIG fan of Mcdonald. I think she will be a real star one day. I hope so! She is so good in this movie. Love the trio and was really excited about the story! 5 Stars!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Cat S

Underwhelming. Fell flat for me.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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isla s

This film made me think of Precious - I suppose as its about a somewhat outcast adolescent/teenager dreaming of better things, getting by with a depressingly bleak urban domestic situation. There's obviously a heavy use of beatboxing and rap/hip hop type music present throughout (this is somewhat of a rap style musical, of sorts). I guess its about self expression, to an extent. It's aan entertaining enough watch, with some amusing scenes and some sobering ones, its quirky and worth a watch, yes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Could not get into it, at all. Don't get the hype.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Great fantastic phenomenal heart warming movie starring some great actors that I want to see more of. This movie is legit amazing and everyone I wanted right now at this particular moment in time. The rapping and all the beats in this movie are amazing and I would legit listen to these songs in the car driving. I love the story of Patti cakes and all her ups and downs. Great time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

Fed up with life in her New Jersey hometown, Patricia Dombrowski, aka Patti Cake$, hopes to follow in the footsteps of her idol and hit the road to achieve stardom as a rapper. With help from her best friend, a mysterious musician and her loving grandmother, Patti leads the charge against an army of haters, unpaid bills and the broken dreams that are holding her back.

Director: Geremy Jasper
Producer: Michael Gottwald, Noah Stahl, Rodrigo Teixeira, Dan Janvey, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Chris Columbus
Screenwriter: Geremy Jasper
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Department of Motion Pictures
Rating: R (Crude Sexual References|A Brief Nude Image|Language Throughout|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $774.5K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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