Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)

Original title

tick, tick... BOOM!

Directed by

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 2,323 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A semi-autobiographical story about Jonathan Larson, a struggling theater composer in New York City who is turning 30 and racing to finish his musical before time runs out. The film follows his creative struggles, friendships, and anxieties about making it in the industry.

energeticemotionalintrospectivebittersweetfast-pacedintimatecreativehopeful

What happens

Tick, Tick... Boom! (also stylized as tick, tick... BOOM!) is a 2021 American biographical musical drama film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut. Written by Steven Levenson, who also serves as an executive producer, it is based on the stage musical of the same name by Jonathan Larson, a semi-autobiographical story about Larson writing a musical to enter into the theater industry. The film stars Andrew Garfield as Larson, alongside Robin de Jesús, Alexandra Shipp, Joshua Henry, Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens. Tick, Tick... Boom! had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 10, 2021, and began a limited theatrical release two days later, before streaming on Netflix on November 19. The film received positive reviews for Garfield's performance, the editing, and Miranda's direction. It was named one of the best films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, and was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, Best Picture at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, as well as Best Film Editing at the 94th Academy Awards. For his performance, Garfield won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and was nominated as Best Lead Actor for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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