Song Sung Blue

Name: Song Sung Blue
Genre: Music, Romance
Released: 2025-12-25
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 7.407
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi

Inspired by a legend. Bound by a dream.

133 minEN25 December 2025 7.4

Music Romance

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Budget: $30,000,000Box Office: $54,982,453

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Viewer Opinions (5)

CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967

★★★★☆ 7.0

She is trying to support her family, he’s a recovering alcoholic and it’s safe to say that neither are really fulfilled - until, he hits on the idea of a team approach to the works of Neil Diamond. Jackman is fine here, however it’s really Hudson who steals the show with her personable performance - both on stage and when she’s in recovery mode. …

5 January 2026VerifiedUser Review

Brent Marchant@Brent_Marchant

★★★☆☆ 6.0

Theirs is a story of second chances, each having suffered setbacks in their married lives the first time around, as well as personal challenges, such as Mike’s battle with alcoholism and heart disease and Claire’s bout with depression. Based on director Greg Kohs’s 2008 documentary of the same name, this narrative feature tells the story of the performing duo of Lightning and Thunder, a couple that made a name for themselves in their hometown of Milwaukee and the surrounding area as a tribute band specializing in the music of Neil Diamond and, to a lesser extent, Patsy Cline. …

13 December 2025VerifiedUser Review

What People Say

Brent Marchant

So yeah, this turned out to be and that, unfortunately, is what drags down the latest offering from writer-director Craig Brewer, an uneven, formulaic, manipulative and melodramatic fact-based romantic biopic about the lives of musical partners Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Stingl (Kate Hudson). Theirs is a story of second chances, each having suffered setbacks in their married lives the first time around, as well as personal challenges, such as Mike’s battle with alcoholism and heart disease and Claire’s bout with depression.

Elizabeth Miller

One of the best I've seen this year. Incredible sound design that immerses you completely.