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Rags

2012 · 88 min

A cheerful, song-filled underdog story that feels like a modern fairy tale, easy to watch and hard to resist.

Directed by
Bille Woodruff
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Isaiah Mustafa
Overview
Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people's songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Charlie and Kadee find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for – a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.

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Directed by
Bille Woodruff
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Isaiah Mustafa
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
tv movie, comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Bille Woodruff
Written by
Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy, Jason Fuchs
Starring
Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Isaiah Mustafa, Avan Jogia, Drake Bell, Burkely Duffield, Robert Moloney, Keenan Tracey
Music
Rodney Jerkins
Cinematography
Glen Winter
Runtime
88 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, Danish, French

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