Sing Street

Sing Street
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Carney
Screenplay byJohn Carney
Story by
  • John Carney
  • Simon Carmody
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYaron Orbach
Edited by
  • Andrew Marcus
  • Julian Ulrichs
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) (Sundance)
  • 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) (Ireland)
  • 15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) (United States)
  • 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
106 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Ireland[3]
  • United Kingdom[3]
  • United States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[4]
Box office$13.6 million[5]

Sing Street is a 2016 musical coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Thornton, the story revolves around a boy starting a band to impress a girl in 1980s Ireland. It is an international co-production among producers from Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2016.[6] It was released in Ireland on 17 March 2016,[7] in the United States on 15 April and in the United Kingdom on 20 May.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics, grossed $13 million worldwide on a $4 million budget, and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.

  1. ^ "Film Distributor's Association - Past, present and future releases". Retrieved 19 February 2016. [failed verification]
  2. ^ "SING STREET (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Sing Street (2016)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sing Street DVD release date + Netflix". OnDVDReleases. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Sing Street (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Sing Street". Sundance.org. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Sing Street". FilmDates.co.uk.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (23 February 2016). "Weinstein Co. Dates 'Sing Street' & Roberto Duran Boxing Title 'Hands of Stone'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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