Can't Stop the Music

Name: Can't Stop the Music
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1980-06-20
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 5

1980 · Movie · PG · 124 min · ★ 5.0 · 23% critics

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A hopeful songwriter and his friends scramble to put together a flashy new disco act, chasing radio play and a big break. Loosely inspired by a famous group’s rise, it’s a loose, showbiz-heavy mix of auditions, odd detours, and big musical numbers built around upbeat dance-floor energy.

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Years: 1980
Release date: 1980-06-20
Language: English
Rated: PG
Runtime: 124 min
Max quality: SD
Critic score: 23/100
TMDB rating: 5.0/10 (70 votes)

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You’ll enjoy this if you like so-bad-it’s-good musicals, disco nostalgia, and over-the-top camp that’s more about songs than story; Not for you if you need tight plotting or subtle humor, like in The Apple.

Pros: catchy disco songs; campy guilty-pleasure fun; big musical numbers | Cons: thin messy story; awkward acting; overly long runtime