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Summary Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. ...

Directed By: John Carney

Written By: John Carney

  • 2023
  • R
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Apple TV+
  • 1 h 37 m
Flora and Son
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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Summary Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. ...

Directed By: John Carney

Written By: John Carney

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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10% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
25 Reviews
10% Mixed
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3% Negative
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100
Sep 22, 2023
Heart and soul—those two concepts beaten to death by lyricists—suffuse every scene of this modest, perfect picture.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
88
Sep 22, 2023
Blending the hilarious and heartfelt, the tough and the tender, John Carney’s sweerheart of an Irish musical is something you’ll want to hold close.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 28, 2023
This is Carney’s saltiest ode to creative expression — and, peculiarly, his most relatable.
By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 24, 2023
Hewson takes a flawed but good-hearted mess of a character and makes her sympathetic, likable and fully human.
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 24, 2023
If we’re being honest, Carney isn’t breaking new ground here, and I keep waiting for him to make a movie that will finally fully exhaust his Whole Thing. But Flora and Son is not that movie.
By Jason Bailey FULL REVIEW
67
Jan 24, 2023
Flora and Son feels more like a scrappy demo tape than a polished album.
By Nicholas Barber FULL REVIEW
38
Sep 21, 2023
Flora and Son is far more invested in making its characters likable and cute rather than risking audience sympathies.
By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Distressed Films, Fifth Season, FilmNation Entertainment, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Likely Story, Treasure Entertainment
Release Date Sep 22, 2023
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
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