In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Woody Allen, released on December 3, 1999 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia and Uma Thurman. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 573 ratings.
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Sean Penn
as Emmet Ray
Samantha Morton
as Hattie
Anthony LaPaglia
as Al Torrio
Uma Thurman
as Blanche Williams
James Urbaniak
as Harry
John Waters
as Mr. Haynes
Gretchen Mol
as Ellie
Denis O'Hare
as Jake
Molly Price
as Ann
Brian Markinson
as Bill Shields
Tony Darrow
as Ben
Daniel Okrent
as A.J. Pickman
Directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen, produced by Jean Doumanian.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 573 ratings.
Presented in a documentary style, this drama looks at the life of the fictional jazz guitarist "Emmet Ray" (Sean Penn). Now, of course, he is American so is naturally the best in the whole wide world, well second best actually, and that is testified to by frequent obsequious pieces-to-camera from purported experts and then by his own performances as he plays standards from the likes of Django Reinhardt, the…
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Sweet and Lowdown (1999) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Sweet and Lowdown (1999) includes Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman and James Urbaniak. The film was directed by Woody Allen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sweet and Lowdown was released on December 3, 1999 and runs for 1h 35m.
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 573 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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