The High Note

You’ve Got to Start at the Bottom Before You Take It to the Top.

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of an ageing singer, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights, and her overworked personal assistant. While stuck running errands, the assistant still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When the star’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, the two women come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.

114 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Drug abuse).
Drama, Romance, Female interest.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman, Zoe Chao, June Diane Raphael, Eugene Cordero
Director	Nisha Ganatra
Screenplay	Flora Greeson
Music	Amie Doherty
Cinematography	Jason McCormick
Editing	Wendy Greene Bricmont
Sound formats	Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Listen to samples or get it right now on Amazon Affiliate link
Made in	2020
Produced by	Focus Features, Perfect World Pictures, Working Title Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, musical, romance
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned	Rated PG-13 for some strong language, and suggestive references
Runtime	113
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	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 13 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 34 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 169 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The High Note doesn’t quite soar above rom-com formula, but audiences seeking some comfort viewing should find themselves solidly in harmony with this well-acted genre entry.	14
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	12
CommonSenseMedia Tara McNamara Female-centric music dramedy strikes an entertaining chord.	15
ScreenIt Jim Judy	13
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 15 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 259 users	14
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	15
IMDB 3754 Netizens	13
The Movie DB Community	15
Average .. 68%	14