Sweet and Lowdown (1999) movie poster

Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

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👍 84%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 74%
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Director
Woody Allen
Runtime
1h 35m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (549 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
70

Cast

Sean Penn as Emmet Ray · 72% avg
Samantha Morton as Hattie · 70% avg
Anthony LaPaglia as Al Torrio · 73% avg
Uma Thurman as Blanche Williams · 69% avg
James Urbaniak as Harry · 66% avg
John Waters as Mr. Haynes · 74% avg
Gretchen Mol as Ellie · 68% avg
Denis O'Hare as Jake · 67% avg

Is Sweet and Lowdown good?

Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#601 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#39 / 103 · 1999
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 36 · Woody Allen
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free Music Movies on Fandango at Home (#2) · Best Free Music Movies on Fawesome (#2) · The Best Music Movies on Prime Video (#3) · 75 Best Music Movies and Musicals Ranked by Audience Score (#67)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman. Wikipedia ↗

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