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  • PG
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • PG
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers. The film follows Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles...

Directed By: Dexter Fletcher

Written By: Stephen Greenhorn

  • PG
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • PG
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Sunshine on Leith

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
66
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Summary Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers. The film follows Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles...

Directed By: Dexter Fletcher

Written By: Stephen Greenhorn

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
66
57% Positive
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43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Oct 5, 2013
Pitched perfectly between microbudget miracle "Once" and all-star Aegean romp "Mamma Mia!" What these songs lack in recognition they make up for in feelgood factor.
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80
Oct 1, 2013
The slotting together of songs and plot is often done with a spark of inspiration.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 1, 2013
A remorselessly rousing attempt to do for the Scottish pub rock twins what Mamma Mia! did for Abba or Tommy for The Who.
By Catherine Shoard FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 1, 2013
The story is a bit predictable and rough around the edges. But it’s heart-on-the-sleeve sweet.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 1, 2013
It may lack the subtleties and emotional wallop of a lo-fi musical like Once, but Sunshine On Leith delivers a bright, cheery, big-hearted smile of a movie.
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50
Oct 1, 2013
It’s a chirpy heart-on-sleeve confection that’s populist in a somewhat generic way.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 1, 2013
Shamelessly contrived in the manner of most jukebox musicals, and more than a wee bit precious, the movie has little use for emotional shadings as it flogs its feel-good charms.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Entertainment Film Distributors, DNA Films, Black Camel Pictures, British Film Institute (BFI), Creative Scotland
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG
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Tagline When it happens... there's nothing like it!
Website https://www.facebook.com/sunshineonleithfilm
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Awards

BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 5 Nominations
Empire Awards, UK
• 4 Nominations
Richard Attenborough Film Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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