Ricki and the Flash

Get Ready to Rock. Get Ready to Love. Get Ready for Ricki.


Ricki and the Flash
Ricki Rendazzo is a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family, including her daughter, her ex-husband and his new wife.

101 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language).
Comedy, Drama, Musical.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Julie Andrews better watch out!
Julie Andrews better watch out!

Credits

Cast
Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, RIch Rosas, Joe Vitale, Bernie Worral, Ben Platt
Director
Jonathan Demme
ScreenplayDiablo Cody
CinematographyDeclan Quinn
EditingWyatt Smith
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byClinica Estetico, LStar Capital, TriStar Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreMusical
LanguageMild to moderate, infrequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG - 13 for thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality and language
Runtime101
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
1
Blood / Gore / Gross
0
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
3
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
0
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
2
Violence
1
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Helen Herimbi quote iconRicki's strumming her pain.
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople
10
Cape Times
Sheri Linden quote iconRock and redemption.
10
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote icon...clearly good and certainly easy enough to watch.
12
Metacritic.com
36 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
143 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Meryl Streep's outstanding work helps Ricki and the Flash overcome its inconsistent tone and fairly predictable premise.
12
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconTeen-friendly dramedy tackles big issues; some edgy content.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
42 users
14
Rottentomatoes users
11881 users
12
Internet
2185 Netizens quote iconWatch it for Meryl Streep's performance
12

Average .. 59%

12

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