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      The Music Never Stopped

      PG Released Mar 18, 2011 1 hr. 45 min. Drama List
      67% 49 Reviews Tomatometer 81% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A man (J.K. Simmons) hires a therapist (Julia Ormond) to utilize music as a way to communicate with his brain-damaged son (Lou Taylor Pucci). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 02 Buy Now

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      An involving, if sentimental and predictable family drama elevated by J.K. Simmons' sympathetic lead performance.

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      Nahuel F Gran filme independiente! Llena de sentimientos, alma y amor a la música psicodélica, está película logra robarse nuestros corazones, plantando una trama muy desgarradora acerca de los problemas paternales y el como estos pueden desaparecer con tan solo platicar y escuchar. Las actuaciones son una maravilla, el guion es impecable, se nota el trabajo de dirección e investigación que pusieron en producción. J.K. Simons se roba el filme mostrándonos su lado más sensible y compasivo. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/21/21 Full Review Audience Member This movie surprised me. I almost gave up on it but I didn't and I was glad because it took me places I wasn't expecting to go. On top of that it is based on a true story... wow. The music was great also😎 Based on a short story by Oliver Sacks. I mean come on who doesn't love a tale by the great Oliver Sacks... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I've never seen a movie where I've had tears from start to finish. A movie about a father and son, across generations during the 60's, and music became the solution to address a broken relationship. A huge display of repairing what may break when we don't expect it, because things break for everyone.... even though they may not admit it! Damn. I'll watch this one again!! 10+ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/20 Full Review Audience Member Amazing movie! I don't know why it was never in large theaters. Such a feel good movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review mauro l Based on a short story/essay by neuropsychiatrist Oliver Sacks, the film is about a brain rehabilitation through music therapy. The tragic paradox experienced by the protagonist is that the more he manages to recover the 25 years of memory lost with the encephalic tumor, the more he becomes aware of sad or deadly events. (Mauro Lanari) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Well-intentioned drama never reaches the emotional heights that it aspires to but the performances are good. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lisa Kennedy Denver Post A wounded and hopeful take on generation gaps and the wider, nearly unbridgeable chasms created by neurological disaster. Rated: 3/4 Apr 1, 2011 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle The Music Never Stopped offers up a fairly predictable medical melodrama. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 1, 2011 Full Review Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch A medley of "Memento," "The King's Speech" and "Hair," "The Music Never Stopped" is sentimental pop packaged as a profound rock opera. Rated: 2/4 Apr 1, 2011 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Satisfying story about the healing power of music, the bond between father and son, and the constant presence of hope. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Prairie Miller Long Island Press This loosely adapted biopic drawn from the Dr. Oliver Sacks case study, The Last Hippie, resonates with the emotional power of music back in time to heal and awaken broken lives. Dec 31, 2011 Full Review Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) It's really for anybody who loves their music -- whatever that music is -- so much that hearing it is enough to transport them to another time and place. Rated: 3/4 Jul 11, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A man (J.K. Simmons) hires a therapist (Julia Ormond) to utilize music as a way to communicate with his brain-damaged son (Lou Taylor Pucci).
      Director
      Jim Kohlberg
      Executive Producer
      Brad Luff, Neal H. Moritz
      Screenwriter
      Gary Marks, Gwyn Lurie
      Distributor
      Roadside Attractions
      Production Co
      Essential Pictures
      Rating
      PG (Some Mild Drug References|Smoking|Language|Thematic Elements)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 18, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 8, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $258.1K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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