The Prom

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The Prom

PG-13

Released Dec 11, 2020

2h 11m

Musical

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.

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Critics Consensus

Through fiery songs and dance breaks, The Prom's bonanza of glitz, glitter, and jazz hands might be enough to whisk audiences away.

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Esther Zuckerman

Thrillist

None of this is to say that The Prom didn't have me, a sap, crying by the end. But it also proves that, no matter how hard notable celebs try bathed in neon light, sometimes a glitzy film can't match the thrill of live theater.

Dec 15, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

Polygon

There's too much of Corden to ignore in The Prom, but there isn't much to like.

Dec 15, 2020

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

There were moments when I simply lost my courage and had to look away, as some people do during the tooth-drilling scene in "Marathon Man."

Dec 13, 2020

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Crucially, The Prom has the satire of Glee, but not its tenderness.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

In the middle of a pandemic, this plot feels extremely tone-deaf and once again celebrities mocking themselves but never realizing they are the actual problem in society.

Aug 22, 2023

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Nicolas Soto

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

The Prom is a campy film that brings all the zazz, even with its major issues.

Rated: 6/10

Jan 22, 2023

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Quinn W

Literally awful. What is this? Cringe, unlikable and a very weird concept made by boomers to try and fit in with the gen z demographic. Very out of touch and weird. I love Meryl Streep but why would they put James cordon in this. The songs were awful, and so was most of the acting. The movie was just totally unlikable, and don’t waste your time watching this movie because you’re just gonna wanna shut it off. The fact that it was made in 2020 is the first red flag.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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david

I HATE PROMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Paxton C

James Corden should not be famous. He is just a piece of trash. Other than that this movie is garbage still. The broadway show is much better than whatever this pile of trash is.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Alan K

It's good fun, but you need to realy like musicals, and just accept that James Corden can't act, sing or dance. The rest of the cast are entertaining in an unnessary camp way even given the plot of the movie. The younger actors are a lot more believable. But I guess that's not the point. I liked the songs.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Kyle M

Dazzles with spirited enthusiasm in performative embrace as a timely feel-good endeavor, this transition gets affected by tendency exposure over delivered flaws as it moves more under comedic effect including unveiling how familiar the narrative turned out to be modernly with equal provocation, but the message is empathetically solid as nicely concluded. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Alec B

The original stage production is funnier and far less cloying than this.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Synopsis

Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.

Director: Ryan Murphy
Producer: Adam Anders
Screenwriter: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Ryan Murphy Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive/Sexual References|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Musical, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020
Runtime: 2h 11m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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