Release Date
April 15, 2016 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
July 26, 2016 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
106 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including strong language and some bullying behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking
"Sing Street" takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles, while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool and beautiful Raphina (Lucy Boynton), and with the... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Like a girl? Start a band. Wear makeup. Simple. John Carney’s follow-up to the musicals Once and Begin Again is a movie with such a dreadfully dull and off-puttingly lame title that I immediately dismissed it out of hand when it debuted in theaters, but Sing Street is a heartfelt and engaging drama, though if it feels a lot like countless other coming-of-age stories.
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