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Duets (2000)

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Reviews Counted:103

Fresh:38

Rotten:65

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Duets suffers from sloppy direction and stretches credibility. Also, the characters are uninteresting and it's hard to care about what happens to them.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Box Office: $2,002,588

Synopsis: Duets is a road-trip film about six individuals who throw off the binds of their pre-determined lives and strive to fulfill their dreams. The metaphor for this is Karaoke … the courage to stand up,... Duets is a road-trip film about six individuals who throw off the binds of their pre-determined lives and strive to fulfill their dreams. The metaphor for this is Karaoke … the courage to stand up, sing and be free. They are: a waitress (MARIA BELLO) from Wheeling, West Virginia desperate to get to California to become a recording star, an ex-con (ANDRE BRAUGHER) unwilling to bend to the rules of society who sings with the voice of an angel, a salesman (PAUL GIAMATTI) who melts down while chasing the American Dream, a seasoned Karaoke hustler (HUEY LEWIS) who is disconnected from everybody and everything, an innocent Vegas showgirl (Academy Award® winner GWYNETH PALTROW) searching for family and love, and a young down-on-his-luck cab driver (SCOTT SPEEDMAN). Each is searching for the meaning of life.

As they converge on the $5,000 Grand Prize Karaoke Contest in Omaha, Nebraska, their lives intertwine, revealing the funny, raucous world of Karaoke bars and chain hotels that link the interstates of Middle America. -- © Hollywood Pictures [More]

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, Paul Giamatti

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello, Paul Bello, Scott Speedman, Murilo Benicio, David Paetkau, Dafne Fernandez, Adam Symansky, Max Färberböck

Director: Bruce Paltrow

Director: Bruce Paltrow
Screenwriter: John Byrum
Producer: Kevin Jones, John Byrum, Bruce Paltrow

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