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Praise This

2023 · 101 min

A lively, feel-good musical comedy that lifts your spirits with gospel harmonies and a story of finding your voice.

Directed by
Tina Gordon
Genres
Music, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Chlöe Bailey, Anjelika Washington, Druski
Tagline
Sometimes the music can lift you higher than you’ve ever been.
Overview
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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Directed by
Tina Gordon
Genres
Music, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Chlöe Bailey, Anjelika Washington, Druski
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • identity
  • family
  • redemption
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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music, romance, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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