Begin Again

You're only as strong as your next move.

A young musician and her long-time boyfriend are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who move to New York when he lands a deal with a major label. With fame comes a wandering eye, and the gutted woman is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when a disgraced record-label exec stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City.

104 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language).
Comedy, Drama, Romance.

Do you know 'Ten Green Bottles'?

Credits

Cast	Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld, Mos Def
Director	John Carney
Screenplay	John Carney
Music	Gregg Alexander
Cinematography	Yaron Orbach
Editing	Andrew Marcus
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2013
Produced by	Exclusive Media Group, Sycamore Pictures, Apatow Productions, Likely Story

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Musical
Language	Strong and frequent, conversational context
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Low impact, infrequent, verbal (relationship conflict)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 14 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Lara de Matos Aims for, and hits, Indie high notes	10
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Lentemusiek wat bruis van vreugde	15
Cape Times David Rooney Connectivity of music	15
Metacritic.com 39 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 140 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Writer-director John Carney's return to musical drama isn't quite as potent as it was with Once, but thanks to charming work from its well-matched leads, Begin Again is difficult to resist.	16
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Music-heavy film explores reinvention and forgiveness.	10
What the People say
Internet 11469 Netizens Don't judge a book...	15
Average .. 67%	13