Songcatcher
User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30

Review this movie

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. MeganF.
    Jan 21, 2006
    2
    Music was good, extra unnecessary and inappropriate additions.

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    75
    Whenever the movie threatens to become just another visit to hillbilly-land, the music starts up and the film's gentle, irresistible wonder takes hold. Songcatcher is a film very much worth catching.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    75
    Greenwald's film is filled with an infectious love for the region's songs. It could hardly be otherwise, given the level of musical talent she recruited for Songcatcher.
    Read full review
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    80
    Has enough virtues to make it successful, including an unusual story and some fine acting, especially by the powerful Janet McTeer.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »