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Praise This

Praise This

Music · Romance · Comedy · 2023

When aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.

Movie details

Praise This

“Sometimes the music can lift you higher than you’ve ever been.”

2023 Music · Romance · Comedy 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

When aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tina Gordon

Written by

Hudson Obayuwana · Jana Savage · Brandon Broussard · Tina Gordon

Chlöe Bailey

Chlöe Bailey

Sam

Anjelika Washington

Anjelika Washington

Jess

Druski

Druski

Aaron

Birgundi Baker

Birgundi Baker

Melissa

Jekalyn Carr

Jekalyn Carr

KiKi

Quavo

Quavo

T.Y. Way

Tristan Mack Wilds

Tristan Mack Wilds

Pastor Nick 'PG' Goodman

Court is in session

Put Praise This on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.