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"Sing" is a 2016 American animated film about a group of animals who compete in a singing competition. The movie combines entertainment with themes about pursuing dreams and personal growth through music.
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7.1A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon (voice)
- Reese Witherspoon as Rosita (voice)
- Seth MacFarlane as Mike (voice)
- Scarlett Johansson as Ash (voice)
- John C. Reilly as Eddie (voice)
- Taron Egerton as Johnny (voice)
Themes
- anthropomorphism
- singing
- animals
- flood
- singing competition
- talking animal
- 3d animation
- brisk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animated film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Sing 2
- Director
- Garth Jennings
- Screenwriter
- Garth Jennings
- Voice actor
- Jennifer Saunders
- Composer
- Joby Talbot
- Producer
- Chris Meledandri
- Production company
- Illumination
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 990902
- Official website
- www.singmovie.com
- Image
- TOHOシネマズ西宮OSのロゴ.jpg
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- title
- Sing
- publication date
- 2016-12-22
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Sing (2016 film)
- box office
- 634151679
- capital cost
- 75000000
- different from
- The Band Wagon
- social media followers
- 52143
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- theatre building
- review score
- 59/100
- media franchise
- Sing
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- has characteristic
- 3D film
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
Sing is a 2016 American animated jukebox musical comedy film written and directed by Garth Jennings, produced by Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz and Nick Kroll . Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the film focuses on a koala named Buster Moon, a struggling theater owner who stages a singing competition in an effort to prevent his theater from entering foreclosure, as well as how the competition interferes with the personal lives of its contestants.
The film features more than 60 songs from famous artists, mostly performed diegetically. It also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith", which was nominated for a Golden Globe. Aside from these songs, Joby Talbot (Jennings’ frequent collaborator) composed the film's score.
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