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The School of Rock (2003)
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The School of Rock is that rare thing: a kid's film that doesn't patronise or pander to its target audience and has enough wit to also entertain adults. Jack Black is outstanding as Dewey Finn, an unemployed rock guitarist who passes himself off as a supply teacher and enlightens the sheltered pupils of a posh private school with the joys of rock 'n' roll. Joan Cusack provides excellent comic support as the school's headmistress who is twitchily uptight but by no means unsympathetic. Director Richard Linklater (the indie darling best known for Slacker and Dazed and Confused) deftly avoids the saccharine schmaltz and pre-programmed plotlines that can easily ruin these kind of films. He miraculously manages to extract not one, but more than half a dozen enjoyable, natural performances from his precocious young cast. Rock 'n' roll purists may lament the inevitable absence of the sex 'n' drugs components, but this is expertly crafted escapism and a near perfect family movie. AS
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Running time
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104min
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Country of origin
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US / Ger
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Genre
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Musical Comedy
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Mike White
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Theatrical distributor
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UIP
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UK cinema certificate
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PG
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UK cinema release date
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February 2004
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| Golden Globe 2003 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
Jack Black |
Nominee |
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