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68% Critic Match
Sweet and Lowdown
6.8 / 10• 1999• 1h 35m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaMusic
Storyline
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Cast & Crew
Sean Penn
Emmet Ray
Lead
Samantha Morton
Hattie
Anthony LaPaglia
Al Torrio
Uma Thurman
Blanche Williams
James Urbaniak
Harry
John Waters
Mr. Haynes
Gretchen Mol
Ellie
Denis O'Hare
Jake
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Woody Allen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweet and Lowdown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
