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Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by her father, Bruce Paltrow (A LITTLE SEX), DUETS dives headfirst into the bizarre musical world of karaoke. Six amateur singers gather for the Grand Prize Karaoke Contest in Omaha, Nebraska, each performing for their own personal reasons and displaying his or her own unique and special .. Read more

Starring	Maria Bello, Andre Braugher, Paul Giamatti, Huey Lewis
Director	Bruce Paltrow
Genres	Comedy

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- Three odd couples are headed for a $5,000 Grand Prize Karaoke Contest in Omaha, Nebraska: an estranged father and... read more on Time Out
- 44061
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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- - 6
  - 0
  Unequivocally wonderful
  
  What a film. This could have been amply entertaining just by revelling in the karaoke 'scene' and the heartwarming and witty musical interludes. But ... read more »
  
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- 147670
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Karl F
  - London, England
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 11:39
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- - 0
  - 0
  Mediocre, nice music
  
  I enjoyed this film. Easy going. Nice music. Easy to watch. They could have done more to develop the characters
  
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- 1091138
- - RichardLebus
  - 21 reviews
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 10:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Boring
  
  I only watched about 30 minutes of this movie and found it totally boring and pointless.
  
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- 1010715
- - a customer
  - England
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 12:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Duets
  
  A well constructed and very adept film.
  
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- 727851
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 17 Mar 2009 at 15:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Pretty grim...
  
  I thought this would be a nice sort of Sunday matinee type film. It wouldn't offend my nan, and my little brother could watch it too. Thing was it was ... read more »
  
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- - Sam Hall
  - South Wales
  - 09 Oct 2007 at 19:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Duets...dull
  
  That was 112 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. This film reads well but was sadly disappointing. Disjointed story lines and characters that we ... read more »
  
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- - Velcrobunny
  - West Yorkshire
  - 15 Jul 2007 at 21:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Does anyone watch a fim ouside the top ten?
  
  I've read some of the poor reviews of this film & wonder whether they saw the same film. Keep an open mind, this is a heart warming ensemble, superior ... read more »
  
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- - justin salt
  - Birmingham
  - 29 Jan 2007 at 22:47
- - 0
  - 0
  average
  
  just about manged to watch it but drawn out and long winded
  
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- - a customer
  - scunthorpe
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 16:10
- - 6
  - 0
  Unequivocally wonderful
  
  What a film. This could have been amply entertaining just by revelling in the karaoke 'scene' and the heartwarming and witty musical interludes. But ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 147670
- - Karl F
  - London, England
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 11:39
- - 0
  - 0
  duets
  
  i was very happy with this duets
  
  i could not believe my eyes when i heard gwyneth paltrow sing she sounded really good.
  
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- - a customer
  - ENGLAND
  - 02 Aug 2005 at 16:37
- - 2
  - 0
  Not what it seems!
  
  OK it is exactly what it seems!
  
  It's a karaoke movie.
  
  There.
  
  BUT... it's a top notch karaoke movie!
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- 113900
- - Paul Allen
  - Belfast, Norn Iron!
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 18:59
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- - 6
  - 0
  Unequivocally wonderful
  
  What a film. This could have been amply entertaining just by revelling in the karaoke 'scene' and the heartwarming and witty musical interludes. But ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 147670
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Karl F
  - London, England
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 11:39
- - 2
  - 0
  Not what it seems!
  
  OK it is exactly what it seems!
  
  It's a karaoke movie.
  
  There.
  
  BUT... it's a top notch karaoke movie!
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 113900
- - Paul Allen
  - Belfast, Norn Iron!
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 18:59
- - 1
  - 0
  I would just like to9 ...
  
  I would just like to9 enquire if it is possible to buy DUETS ?
  
  I really enjoyed this film, I have it on tape.
  
  I would like to purchase it ... read more »
  
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- - Peter#36
  - MANCHESTER
  - 13 Aug 2004 at 19:19
- - 3
  - 3
  Breathtaking - and not in a good way
  
  I've only given this one star as you are not allowed to rate a 'zero' (which you should be). This is absolutely appalling ! The plot has enough ... read more »
  
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- - tom finnerty
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 31 Aug 2004 at 21:42
- - 0
  - 0
  duets
  
  i was very happy with this duets
  
  i could not believe my eyes when i heard gwyneth paltrow sing she sounded really good.
  
  Report this review
- 130259
- - a customer
  - ENGLAND
  - 02 Aug 2005 at 16:37
- - 0
  - 0
  average
  
  just about manged to watch it but drawn out and long winded
  
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- 213445
- - a customer
  - scunthorpe
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 16:10
- - 1
  - 1
  If you like Karaoke, this one's for you...
  
  The movie, as a movie, is not strong. In fact, the ending is somewhat irritating as the whole story line never seems to get completed.
  
  It is worth ... read more »
  
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- - PhilAI
  - 36 reviews
  - Berkshire, England
  - 20 Oct 2003 at 12:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Does anyone watch a fim ouside the top ten?
  
  I've read some of the poor reviews of this film & wonder whether they saw the same film. Keep an open mind, this is a heart warming ensemble, superior ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 407319
- - justin salt
  - Birmingham
  - 29 Jan 2007 at 22:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Duets...dull
  
  That was 112 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. This film reads well but was sadly disappointing. Disjointed story lines and characters that we ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 458619
- - Velcrobunny
  - West Yorkshire
  - 15 Jul 2007 at 21:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Pretty grim...
  
  I thought this would be a nice sort of Sunday matinee type film. It wouldn't offend my nan, and my little brother could watch it too. Thing was it was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 483694
- - Sam Hall
  - South Wales
  - 09 Oct 2007 at 19:31

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Critics' reviews
- Three odd couples are headed for a $5,000 Grand Prize Karaoke Contest in Omaha, Nebraska: an estranged father and... read more on Time Out
- 44061
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Paltrow senior succeeds in extracting solid performances (and decent singing) from an interesting cast..."
- 8914
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Gwyneth makes sure we come away humming...[She] can carry a tune with the best..."
- 8915
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Rambling, bland road movie with a few effective moments.
- 30862
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41

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  Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by her father, Bruce Paltrow (A LITTLE SEX), DUETS dives headfirst into the bizarre musical world of karaoke. Six amateur singers gather for the Grand Prize Karaoke Contest in Omaha, Nebraska, each performing for their own personal reasons and displaying his or ...