Summary
A new A24 movie with aEuphoriastar,Sing Sing, earns the studio its highest Rotten Tomatoes score of 2024. Based on a true story, the film follows the inmates of the eponymous correctional facility who decide to put on their own musical production inside the maximum security prison.Colman Domingo (Euphoria)leads the film’s cast alongside fellow Oscar nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) and many men who were formerly incarcerated who participated in the real Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing, including Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin.
Following the film’s limited theatrical release on July 12,Sing Sing’sRotten Tomatoesscore has solidified at 97%. Though it could still fluctuate slightly, there are just under 70 reviews at the time of writing, so the score should stand as A24’s highest of the year so far. Additionally, its audience score is 87% on fewer than 50 ratings.
What Sing Sing Reviews Are Saying About The New A24 Movie
& How Sing Sing’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Compares To Other 2024 A24 Movies
Sing Singpremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 to rave reactions, was subsequently acquired by A24 for distribution, and released in limited theaters on July 12.Reviews praise the film as a powerful tribute to the transformative impact of art, with Domingo delivering his finest performance yet, complemented by an equally remarkable supporting cast, many of whom aren’t even professional actors.Sing Singhas also ended up on many lists of thebest drama movies of 2024.
Domingo’s performance inSing Singis being singled outand earning much praise as the best of his career. The actor also stars in the popular HBO seriesEuphoria(which is produced in collaboration with A24) as the recovering drug addict, Ali, who acts as a mentor to Zendaya’s Rue, a performance that won Domingo an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2022. For the2023 biopicRustin, Domingo received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, thoughSing Singcould be the first time he wins the award.
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With its overwhelmingly positive reviews,Sing Singhas earned A24 its highest Rotten Tomatoes score of the year so far, beating outProblemista(85%),Love Lies Bleeding(94%),Civil War(81%),I Saw the TV Glow(84%)Tuesday(80%),Janet Planet(85%), andMaXXXine(72%). It’s just past the halfway point of the year, so there will be plenty of opportunities for the studio to surpassSing Sing.Upcoming A24 movies in 2024includeA Different Man,Y2K,We Live in Time, andHeretic.
Cast
Based on actual events, Sing Sing is a drama movie that tells the story of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility and a group of prisoners within that decide to stage their own musical production within the prison’s walls.
