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.
- borhan9September 26, 2026Unlike others who reviewed this movie, I found this movie to be a tad melancholy and a Debbie Downer. This will take you on a whole musical journey about love, relationships, heartbreak, and parenthood. A coming-of-age story of sorts. I would recommend reading the book; maybe I will add this to my reading list. If you are in the music industry or studying it, this would be a good movie to use as a case study to learn about the music industry world. The cast is what carried an average story and made it better than average. Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, and James Corden, just to name a few, held this movie together, got it over the finish line, and made it watchable because you could quite this movie, as it can be a tad slow to pick up and it obeys the speed limits, with no real crescendo. You can find inspiration from this film. A one-time watch for me; I enjoyed it for what it was, but no real rewatch value.
- JasonJune 29, 2026What a great little find. Knightly & Rafallo play believable, musically talented characters, who have lost in love & life - only to find their themselves "whole" again, through their musical talents.
- Rick MastersJune 15, 2026What's refreshing about this is that it's not just another predictable rom-com about finding a man. It's about finding your people. While far from perfect, it has a solid core and some great performances.
- klaudiaknapaysweetklaudknapJanuary 22, 2026I really enjoyed watching this movie ☺️
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Begin Again was released on September 7, 2013.
Begin Again was directed by John Carney.
Begin Again has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Begin Again was produced by Tobin Armbrust, Anthony Bregman, Judd Apatow.
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.
The key characters in Begin Again are Dan Mulligan (Mark Ruffalo), Gretta James (Keira Knightley), Dave Kohl (Adam Levine).
Begin Again is rated R.
Begin Again is a Drama, Comedy, Music film.
Begin Again has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.
Begin Again had a budget of $8M.
Begin Again has made $63.5M at the box office.