Filly Brown

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Filly Brown

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2013

1h 39m

Drama

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Majo Tonorio (Gina Rodriguez), a talented hip-hop artist, is offered a record deal from a sleazy producer. She faces a difficult choice between selling out for money or staying true to herself and her music.

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Sean O'Connell

Washington Post

Apr 26, 2013

1.5/4

A routine music business cautionary tale, the film shuffles its decks ever so slightly by casting a Latino actress as its lead, but doesn't do enough to shed the exasperating confines of the star-is-born genre.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Apr 26, 2013

3/5

Sure, we've all seen this story before, but that doesn't hamper this film from being enormously entertaining, with riveting performances, great beats, and poetic rhymes.

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

Apr 23, 2013

More heartfelt, humanistic, and entertaining than such a clichéd showbiz cautionary tale has any right to be.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

May 6, 2013

2.5/4

However much earnest commitment and passion that the cast lend to their roles, it ultimately cannot overcome the routine structure and approach to the overall execution.

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Annlee Ellingson

Paste Magazine

Apr 26, 2013

5.5/10

The movie works best as a showcase for Rodriguez, transcending its simplistic script and clichéd plot in snatches -- when its leading lady is at the mike and especially in the film's final awkward family reunion.

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Apr 23, 2013

2/5

Young hip-hop artist sacrifices her true identity for fame.

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Feb 11, 2019

Very boring and such bland and unlikeable charaters.

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Apr 5, 2018

Contrived, cliche'd and predictable all the way BUT watch it for GINA RODRIGUEZ' stellar performance.

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Jul 15, 2017

Strong performances but a fairly predictable outcome.

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Oct 29, 2014

It is not the most original of stories, but it is worth a watch. Everyone got exactly the ending that they deserved and there is something very satisfying about that.

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Jan 18, 2014

another tired tale of a singer clawing her way to the top-and the price it costs

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Dec 20, 2013

Its like a female version of 8 Mile that was surprisingly really good.

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Synopsis

Majo Tonorio (Gina Rodriguez), a talented hip-hop artist, is offered a record deal from a sleazy producer. She faces a difficult choice between selling out for money or staying true to herself and her music.

Director: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Producer: Amir Delara, Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, Mico Olmos, Edward Rios, Khoolaid Rios, Victor Teran
Screenwriter: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Distributor: Indomina
Production Co: Olmos Productions, Silent Giant Entertainment, Cima Productions
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.8M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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