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A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.

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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 17 nominations.
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Steve
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Gretta
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Dan
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Violet
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Saul
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Business Woman
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Bartender
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Miriam
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Christian Father
Ed Renninger ...
Barman (as Edward Renninger)
Eric Burton ...
Singer Songwriter #2
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Dave
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Marco
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Jill
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Dave's Fangirl
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CEO
Jennifer Li Jackson ...
Mim (as Jennifer Li)
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Malcolm
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Rachel (as Shannon Maree Walsh)
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Glen
Ann McGowan ...
Ballet Teacher
Ron Voz ...
Butler
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Troublegum (as Cee Lo Green)
Kena Anae ...
Rappa DD
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Phat Jimmy
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Benson (as Terry Lewis aka Kid Lucky)
Colin Love ...
Singing Basketball Player
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Guy Shouting from Window
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Lawyer
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Singer
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Keen
Melissa Maria Gonzalez ...
Chris
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Zach
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Phillis
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Jenny
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Homeless Man
Madison Luv ...
Singer Songwriter #1 (as Madison Love)
Joanna Mauer ...
On Camera Musician
Erik Detusch ...
On Camera Musician (as Erik Deutsch)
Rich Mercurio ...
On Camera Musician
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On Camera Musician
Emilie Cardinaux ...
On Camera Musician
Curtis Fowlkes ...
On Camera Musician
Emily Bruskin Yarbrough ...
On Camera Musician (as Emily Yarbourgh)
Erin Benim Mayland ...
On Camera Musician (as Erin Benin)
Alexis Sykes ...
On Camera Musician
Julia Bruskin ...
On Camera Musician
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Nick Balaban ...
Concert Goer Who Have Brooklyn Accent (uncredited)
Pete Bischoff ...
Self (uncredited)
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Concert Goer (uncredited)
Roger Brenner ...
Subway Rider (uncredited)
John Buscemi ...
Homeless Drunk (uncredited)
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Hipster (uncredited)
Lindsay Davis ...
Model (uncredited)
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Record Executive (uncredited)
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Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Edward Furs ...
Superintendent (uncredited)
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Steve's Friend (uncredited)
Les Gardonyi ...
Moshpit Fan (uncredited)
Wayne Heckler ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Model (uncredited)
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A&R President (uncredited)
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Concert Patron (uncredited)
Conrad Korsch ...
Bassist (uncredited)
Sharman Macdonald ...
Diner Costumer (uncredited)
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Young Girl (uncredited)
Dee Morris ...
Band Member (uncredited)
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Juliette (uncredited)
Chris Nuñez ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Record Executive (uncredited)
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Florist (uncredited)
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Band Wife (uncredited)
Ally Tully ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Robin Weisse ...
New Yorker (uncredited)
Erika Wester ...
Cheering Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Carney

Written by

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John Carney ... (written by)

Produced by

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Judd Apatow ... producer
Tobin Armbrust ... producer
Anthony Bregman ... producer
Guy East ... executive producer
Sam Hoffman ... executive producer
Ben Nearn ... executive producer
Tom Rice ... executive producer
Shira Rockowitz ... co-producer
Marc Schipper ... executive producer
Lauren Selig ... co-producer
Nigel Sinclair ... executive producer
Molly Smith ... executive producer
Ian Watermeier ... co-producer

Music by

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Gregg Alexander

Cinematography by

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Yaron Orbach ... director of photography

Editing by

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Andrew Marcus

Editorial Department

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Nick Ellsberg ... assistant editor (as Nicholas Ellsberg)
Emily Jade Foley ... post-production assistant (as Emily Foley)
Andrew Francis ... digital intermediate colorist
Rhonda L. Moore ... digital intermediate producer
Nicholas Ramirez ... apprentice editor
Mike Selemon ... assistant editor
Arturo Sosa ... assistant editor
Samantha Uber ... digital intermediate editor
Julian Ulrichs ... assistant editor
Loretta Wallace ... digital intermediate color assistant
Pete Conlin ... post production (uncredited)
Jonathan Hoffman ... post production (uncredited)
Kevin Kaim ... dailies producer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by

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Chad Keith

Art Direction by

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Anne Fleischman ... (as Anne Allen Goelz)
Ola Maslik ... art director: additional photography

Set Decoration by

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Kris Moran

Costume Design by

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Arjun Bhasin

Makeup Department

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Erin Hicks ... hair department head
Joanna McCarthy ... key makeup artist
Louise McCarthy ... makeup department head
Lair Paulsen ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Fran Giblin ... assistant unit production manager
Sam Hoffman ... unit production manager
Alexis Wiscomb ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Blazina ... second assistant director: additional photography
Mariela Comitini ... first assistant director
Thomas Fatone ... first assistant director: additional photography
Alex Finch ... second second assistant director
Maura Kelly ... second assistant director
Kim Thompson ... second second assistant director: additional photography (as Kimberly Thompson)
Brad Robinson ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Tommy Allen ... property master
Eddie Briggs ... stand-by set dresser (as Ed Briggs)
Howard Goldstein ... set dresser
Richard Hebrank ... construction coordinator (as Richie Hebrank)
Gina Herold ... art department coordinator
Craig Horan ... set dresser
T.J. Horan ... leadman
Karen Kates ... assistant props
Esther Kim ... art department production assistant
Drew King ... on-set dresser
Imogen Lee ... second assistant props
Michael 'Winn' Lewis ... set dresser (as Michael Winn Lewis)
Victor Littlejohn ... set dresser
Hudson Meredith ... graphic artist
Kristen Michaud ... set dresser
Catherine Nasch ... stand-by scenic
Elicia Riggs ... on-set dresser
Mattie Siegal ... set decorator production assistant
Jennifer B. Starke ... set decoration shopper (as Jennifer Starke)
Ben Wolcott ... graphic designer
Wendy Brown ... set dresser (uncredited)
Michael Cory ... property master: additional photography (uncredited)
Ruby De Jesus ... set dresser (uncredited)
Ian O'Neill ... construction grip (uncredited)
Sam Rosedietcher ... set dresser (uncredited)
Valerie Scoppa-Misarti ... set dresser (uncredited)
Avital Siegel ... art department intern (uncredited)
Cat Spilman ... set dressing production assistant (uncredited)
Jeffery James Wallin ... art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James Baker ... boom operator
Patrick Cicero ... dialogue editor
Christopher Flowers ... audio description narrator
Sean Garnhart ... sound effects editor
Lewis Goldstein ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Max Greene ... dialogue editor
Tod A. Maitland ... sound mixer (as Tod Maitland)
Carol Mintz ... sound editorial manager
Cate Montana ... supervising adr editor
James P. Nichols ... dolby engineer (as James Nichols)
Jordan O'Neill ... datasat sound mastering engineer
Egor Panchenko ... playback
Tom Ryan ... adr recordist / foley editor / foley recordist
Seva Solntsev ... re-recording mixer
Alex Soto ... assistant supervising sound editor
Jerry Yuen ... sound utility
Shaun Brennan ... foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Miller ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Wen Hsuan Tseng ... foley recordist (uncredited)
Wyatt Tuzo ... boom operator: additional photography (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Drew Jiritano ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Joyce Boll ... head of production: Gravity / visual effects producer: Gravity
Matt Breitenbach ... smoke artist: Deluxe New York
John J. Budion ... digital compositor: Gravity (as John Budion)
Greg Cutler ... digital compositor: Gravity
Zviah Eldar ... visual effects executive producer: Gravity
John B. Gray ... digital compositor: Gravity (as John Gray)
Laura J. Hill ... digital compositor: Gravity (as Laura Hill)
Yuval Levy ... visual effects supervisor
Chris MacKenzie ... smoke artist: Deluxe New York
Soobum Park ... roto artist: Gravity
Chad Schermerhorn ... smoke artist: Deluxe New York
Katherine Soares ... i/o technician: Gravity
Karin Levinson ... visual effects executive producer: Gravity (uncredited)
Francesco Panzieri ... compositor: The Molecule (uncredited)
Katherine Soares ... visual effects production coordinator: Gravity (uncredited)

Stunts

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Terence Lorino ... water safety
Brian Smyj ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rebecca Arndt ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jonathan Beck ... camera operator: "b" camera
Russell Bouchelle ... best boy electric (as Russel Bouchelle)
Brian Carmichael ... video assist
Nicole Cosgrove ... second assistant camera
A.J. Del Cueto ... production account executive
Matthew Farrell ... best boy grip (as Matt Farrell)
David Ganczewski ... grip (as Dave Ganczewski)
Shawn Greene ... gaffer
Rob Harlow ... key grip
Gavin Holmes Jr. ... dolly grip (as Favin Holmes)
Ludovic Littee ... camera operator: "a" camera
Keith Putnam ... digital loader
Andrew D. Schwartz ... still photographer (as Andy Schwartz)
Yoshi Sonoda ... electrician
Frank Stubblefield ... electrician
Scott Tinsley ... first assistant camera
Behnood Dadfar ... camera production assistant (uncredited)
Tziporah Edery ... camera production assistant (uncredited)
John Nasta ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Rori Bergman ... casting: NY
Stephanie DeCourcey ... extras casting: Central Casting
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting (uncredited)
Brad Kenny ... extras casting manager: Central Casting
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting
Pat Evans ... crowd casting assistant (uncredited)
Jamie Jacobson ... child extras casting (uncredited)
Cash Oshman ... president: Big Crowds (uncredited)
Alana Raiser ... vice president: Big Crowds (uncredited)
Anne Reeves ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eileen Goh ... costumer
Cathryn Hunt ... costume coordinator
Margaret Moy ... set costumer
Yaneya Rovira ... wardrobe supervisor
Deirdre Wegner ... assistant costume designer
Merav Elbaz Belschner ... set costumer (uncredited)
Matthew Simonelli ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Michael Anthony ... location manager: additional photography
Chris Coyne ... location scout
Sarah Crofts ... location scout
Kimberly Feinman ... location coordinator
Dave Ginsberg ... assistant location manager (as David Ginsberg)
Jess Magee ... assistant location manager
Chris Sarli ... location assistant
Steven Weisberg ... location manager (as Steve Weisberg)
Brendan Kehoe ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Christine Bergren ... music legal services
Danielle Brisebois ... musician: background vocals
Julia Bruskin ... musician: on camera
Emilie Cardinaux ... musician: on camera
Justin Chauncey ... musician: on-camera
Erik Detusch ... musician: on camera
Shawn Felton ... musician: drums
Curtis Fowlkes ... musician: on camera
Eli Friedman ... guitar coach
Joyce Hammann ... musician: violin
Deron Johnson ... musician: keyboards
Conrad Korsch ... musician: bass
Nick Lashley ... musician: guitars
Stewart Lerman ... songs recordist
Roger Love ... vocal coach: Keira Knightley
Joanna Mauer ... musician: on camera
Erin Benim Mayland ... musician: on camera (as Erin Benin)
Rich Mercurio ... musician: on camera
Derek Pacuk ... pro tools playback mixer
Sandra Park ... music contractor (as Sandy Park)
Shawn Pelton ... musician: drums
Suzana Peric ... music editor
Joel Sill ... music consultant
Jason Stasium ... pro tools playback mixer
Erich Stratmann ... music editor
Matt Sullivan ... music supervisor
Alexis Sykes ... musician: on camera
Andrea von Foerster ... music supervisor
Mary Wooten ... musician: cello
Emily Bruskin Yarbrough ... musician: on camera (as Emily Yarbourgh)
Ramesh Kumar Kannan ... music preparation: Lost Stars (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rebecca Breckel ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Anselm King ... driver (creditOnly)
Jeremiah Feather LaRoche ... driver (as Jeremiah 'Feather' LaRoche)
Rafael Matos ... driver
Thomas O'Connor ... driver
Thomas Rutherford ... driver
Chris Vonlumm ... driver
Ryan Walsh ... driver
Thomas J. Walsh ... transportation co-captain (as Thomas Walsh)
Steve Whitt ... driver
Timothy J. Wood ... transportation captain (as Tim Wood)
William Young ... driver (as Bill Young)

Additional Crew

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Matthew J. Anderson ... production financing: Union Bank
Caylena Andres ... craft service assistant
Heather Backlas ... production assistant
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Anthony Beaudoin ... production financing: Union Bank
Shiladitya Bora ... distribution
Emerson Bruns ... production legal services
Wendy Cohen ... product placement
Jennifer Crammer ... production coordinator (as Jen Crammer)
Simon Dasher ... office production assistant
Martin Devis ... international distribution
Jacquie Dore ... set production assistant
Carri Frola ... assistant: Mr. East
Rebecca Garland ... production accountant (as Becky Garland)
Kyle Garrison ... set production assistant
Andy Gilbert ... chef: Tribe Road Catering
"Stone" Robert A Stone III ... stand-in: Dave (as Stone)
Ben Kallam ... financial analyst: Sycamore Pictures
Tiffany Kirkland ... craft service assistant
Rich Koski ... set production assistant
David Laurentin ... parking coordinator
Jerry Lee ... post accountant: Trevanna Post
Juan Andres Leon ... production assistant (as Juan Leon)
Christopher Lytton ... chief operating officer: Exclusive Media
Zack Mandell ... craft services assistant
Scott Martin ... stand-in: Troublegum (as Sincere Martin)
Isaac Mason ... development executive: Sycamore Pictures
Tim Monich ... dialect coach
Nick Notte ... set production assistant
Patrick O'Connor ... set production assistant
Christopher Patrikis ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Pellegrinelli ... assistant production coordinator
Sarra-Jane Piat-Kelly ... assistant: Mr. Carney
Chelsey Pinke ... assistant: Mr. Bregman
Otto Porrazzo ... Insurance Broker
Janice Roland ... publicity: Falco
Gayle Sandler ... post accountant: Trevanna Post / post-production accounting
Ari Saperstein ... production assistant
Delaney Schenker ... office production assistant
Hannah Schuster ... production assistant
Kat Scicluna ... stand-in: Gretta (as Kat Murello)
Patricia Scott ... assistant: Mr. Sinclair
Raj Seth ... product placement
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Anais Sumnichi ... accounting clerk
Tera Teed ... assistant: Mr. Rice
Jessica Thorne ... payroll accountant (as Jess Thorne)
Shannon Treusch ... publicity: Falco
Marcus Ward ... security: Ms. Knightley
Andy Wells ... assistant: Mr. Nearn
Danielle Wilson ... craft service
Justine Winkler ... assistant: Mr. Armbrust
Donna Belsky ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Naomi G. Davis ... production accountant production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Wesley Donato ... production assistant (uncredited)
Max Einhorn ... production assistant (uncredited)
Lauren Freedman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Mollie Freilich ... business and legal affairs coordinator: Exclusive Media (uncredited)
Leah Garvonic ... production assistant (uncredited)
Takina Holloman ... first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jeni Jones ... creative executive (uncredited)
Stan Kirsch ... acting coach: Adam Levine (uncredited)
Sara Lane ... production accountant: additional photography (uncredited)
Greg Mergruen ... production assistant (uncredited)
Yoon Grace Ra ... production assistant (uncredited)
Ramtin Ari Sarbaz ... coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

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Malaika Amon ... special thanks
Stefanie Azpiazu ... special thanks
Frank Botman ... special thanks
Barbara Broccoli ... special thanks
Jim Carney ... dedicatee
Jonne de Leeuw ... special thanks
Craig Emanuel ... special thanks
Kevin Scott Frakes ... special thanks
Marina Guinness ... special thanks
Rachel Holroyd ... special thanks
Christopher Lytton ... special thanks (as Chris Lytton)
Mark Ramakers ... special thanks
Tatiana S. Riegel ... special thanks (as Tatiana S. Reigel)
Raj Brinder Singh ... special thanks
Dan Stutz ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), 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. Written by The Weinstein Company

Plot Keywords
Taglines You're only as strong as your next move. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Empezar otra vez (United States, Spanish title)
  • Can a Song Save Your Life? (Canada, English title)
  • New York Melody (France)
  • Can a Song Save Your Life? (Germany)
  • 再次出发 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $134,064, 29 Jun 2014
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $63,464,861

Did You Know?

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Trivia The apartment that is given to Gretta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) in New York City is the real house of Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo. See more »
Goofs When Dave Kohl wins the Music Gong and Gretta, Steve, and Dan watch the video on the laptop, the audience screams out "Levine". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Mark Ruffalo/Amanda Holden/Michael Sheen/Ed Sheeran (2014). See more »
Soundtracks Step You Can't Take Back See more »
Crazy Credits The end credits accompany Gretta and Dan negotiating the release of her album and releasing it, followed by Dan getting reports on the sales. This is followed by stills of scenes from the film with the musicians performing at their various locations, and celebrating at the end. See more »
Quotes Dan: You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their playlist.
Greta: I know you can. That's what's worrying me.
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