PG-13

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 • 95 min • Comedy · Drama · Music

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Synopsis

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Our family guide

Best from age 14

Movie Knight Score

571 reviews

68 Audience · 571 · 100%

In the 1930s, a gifted but self-centered jazz guitarist navigates his erratic life, struggling with love and his own idolization of another musician. It's a character study with a musical backdrop.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 5/10
Romance & sensuality: 4/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some characters drink and smoke frequently
Mature themes around relationships and responsibility
Brief suggestive situations of convenience
Mildly unsettling depictions of self-destructive behavior

What it models well

The beauty of artistic passion
Accepting imperfections
The importance of kindness

Talk about it after

Emmet's self-absorption vs. his musical genius
How Emmet treats the women in his life
The reality of pursuing artistic dreams
The concept of "the one who got away"

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