Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

PG-13

2020

2h 0m

Musical

Comedy

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Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where scheming rivals, high stakes and onstage mishaps test their bond.

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga contains inspired ingredients and laugh-out-loud moments, but they're outnumbered by the flat stretches in this overlong comedy.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Dec 9, 2020

3/5

It's exactly as silly and outlandish as it needs to be, while still paying sincere respect to one of Europe's great cultural quirks.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Nov 22, 2020

1/5

Not a film so much as two hours of lump-free, vaguely film-like audiovisual paste.

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

Jul 3, 2020

4/5

Dobkin's film is impressively self-aware and hugely respectful of its subject. Expect hilarity, high camp and the usual Ferrell silliness.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 5, 2026

2/10

Those are two hours of my life that I'm not getting back.

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Joonatan Itkonen

Region Free

Jan 3, 2025

1/5

Fire Saga... is a mean-spirited, mercilessly unfunny, and aggressively awful film about punching down.

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Maia Rose

But Why Tho?

Jan 21, 2023

8/10

Full of original bops and gorgeous scenery, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is sweet and uplifting and everything Pitch Perfect 3 wished it could’ve been.

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Stephen W

@RT46295827 Oct 13, 2026

BRILLIANT. You either get it or you don't. It's a personal neo cult classic for me.

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Dave P

@DaveP9 Sep 12, 2026

Perhaps not for everybody, but given our recent visit to Iceland and our reading of some Icelandic literature, I really liked this film. Nicely and humorously captured some elements of the culture, as well as including some great lines and moments about Eurovision, the US, and more.

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Lila H

@Lilalovesmovies Aug 20, 2026

Great movie, funny, easy watching, well acted, great casting. Lots of good music.

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Kandi Z

@RT39524137 Jul 11, 2026

Absolutely refreshing. Comedic, catchy and great chemistry between Lars & Sigrit. The songs were cool in a fun way. 5+ stars

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Stuart W

@spw13 May 17, 2026

Laugh and cry as you share in the joy of fire saga and their adventure from Iceland to Eurovision glory.

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David C

@Broomcorns May 6, 2026

Comedy is the hardest thing to recommend to anyone. I personally thought this was utterly hilarious. The final song is great. It's a fun ride.

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Synopsis

Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where scheming rivals, high stakes and onstage mishaps test their bond.

Director: David Dobkin
Producer: Jessica Elbaum, Eitan Evan, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy
Screenwriter: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele
Production Co: Netflix, Gary Sanchez Productions, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Gloria Sanchez Productions, Truenorth Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude Sexual Material)
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 26, 2020
Runtime: 2h 0m

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