Sweet and Lowdown
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68% Critic Match

Sweet and Lowdown

6.8 / 10 1999 1h 35mPG-13 English
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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

Sean Penn

Emmet Ray

Lead
Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Hattie

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Torrio

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Blanche Williams

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Harry

John Waters

John Waters

Mr. Haynes

Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol

Ellie

Denis O'Hare

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sweet and Lowdown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker