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Play trailer Poster for Satisfaction PG-13 1988 1h 33m Musical Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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After graduating from high school, Jennie Lee (Justine Bateman) and her rock-'n'-roll band, the Mystery, head to Florida to audition for a summer gig. Along the way they have a few mishaps, including getting their van totaled and adding a male keyboardist to their all-female lineup. But club owner Falcon (Liam Neeson) is impressed by the group, and they land the job. Will fraying friendships, drug use and love affairs dash the band's musical dreams?

Critics Reviews

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Kathi Maio Sojourner 08/29/2019
The screenplay, by Charles Purpura, is dull and cliche-ridden. Go to Full Review
Emily Sears Birth.Movies.Death. 01/03/2018
I realize that having first seen Satisfaction as an impressionable girl is the reason I'm still talking about it thirty years later. It's one of my biggest nostalgia movies, but I do still genuinely enjoy it. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/24/2009
C-
The only satisfaction I got out of the bad movie Satisfaction was that I was no worse for wear having to endure such awful tunes. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 09/19/2005
1.5/5
Justine Bateman keeps on singing throughout this freakishly banal flick, and each time it just gets funnier. Go to Full Review
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 05/06/2005
3/5
Moves to a good beat, swimming in fine talent Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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lifeafterthat 12/27/2023 I watched it mainly for the music which was exciting. Justine Bateman embodied her role. See more Steve D 03/02/2023 Justine Bateman especially knocks it out of the park but the script is also strong. See more Carlos I 01/02/2023 It's a cliche-ridden grrrl power movie about a rock band trying to make it, until the lead singer falls in love with Liam Neeson. Maybe it's just the nostalgia talking, but I was still having loads of fun with it, despite itself. The leads are all really likeable and the fun they have is infectious. And while the cover songs they play are all super corny, I'd be lying if I said they don't get stuck in my head... See more 09/26/2019 "Ok, we're going in now and anyone who doesn't act elegant is a douche bag,"-- See more 02/07/2016 I thought this film would stir up some good, nostalgic moments from my childhood, but from what I heard as I was watching was Billy (Britta Phillips) use the word "faggot" twice in the film. Once to describe two muscular, attractive men on a beach and again to describe a group of men from a gang who came to retrieve their stolen truck from this band. Everybody involved in this film should be ashamed. Now a good childhood memory has turned sour. Gross. See more 09/15/2013 It's a fun coming of age movie with women. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After graduating from high school, Jennie Lee (Justine Bateman) and her rock-'n'-roll band, the Mystery, head to Florida to audition for a summer gig. Along the way they have a few mishaps, including getting their van totaled and adding a male keyboardist to their all-female lineup. But club owner Falcon (Liam Neeson) is impressed by the group, and they land the job. Will fraying friendships, drug use and love affairs dash the band's musical dreams?
Director
Joan Freeman
Producer
Alan Greisman, Aaron Spelling
Screenwriter
Charles Purpura
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, National Broadcasting Company
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.9M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround