Rock the Kasbah

Summary: A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.

Release Date: October 23, 2015

Genres: Comedy, Music, War

Director: Barry Levinson

Writer: Mitch Glazer

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Covert Media, Dune Films, Imagine Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,020,664

International: $ 373,510

Box office:

Budget:$15MDomestic:$3MInternational:$373.5KWorldwide:$3.4M

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Adaptation/remake:

title based on song, based on documentary

22%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 22% higher than the critics.

7%29%

The Metacritic audience rated this 12% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

29/100

Metacritic User:

41/100

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33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White46.67%Jewish20%Asian13.33%Latino13.33%Arab6.67%

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Message1/5
Role model1/5
Violence3/5
Sex3/5
Language4/5
Consumerism1/5
Drugs2/5

Dove

Sex3/5
Language4/5
Violence2/5
Drugs4/5
Nudity2/5
Other4/5

This film gets a 0.91/5 family friendly score

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This film gets a 0.91/5 family friendly score

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3164256/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/rock-the-kasbah last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Message 1/5	It's important to stand up for yourself and be happy -- though that can fly in the face of longstanding traditions that may be worth respecting.
Role model 1/5	Salima risks her life to follow her dream ... although that dream is merely to be famous/on television. She shows bravery in standing up for herself and for her right to be happy (heroic in the eyes of Western viewers), but her actions fly in the face of longstanding traditions, which the film doesn't really account for.
Violence 3/5	General chaos in Afghanistan: burning vehicles, shooting, explosions. Main character shot in the shoulder, with blood spurt, bleeding wound. A car carrying the main character explodes and flips upside down. Character tells of being head-butted and bleeding.
Sex 3/5	A secondary character is a prostitute. Very strong sexual innuendo/sex talk. The main character is seen "the morning after," tied to a bed wearing a wig and makeup.
Language 4/5	Strong, frequent language includes "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," "a--hole," "hell," and "goddamn," plus a middle-finger gesture.
Consumerism 1/5
Drugs 2/5	Characters drink fairly frequently. Some minor drunkenness. A character takes a "Mexican quaalude" and becomes comically high. Mention of hashish. Mention of someone being "on crack."
Dove Rating https://dove.org/review/11620-rock-the-kasbah/
Faith 0/5	None
Sex 3/5	None
Language 4/5	None
Violence 2/5	None
Drugs 4/5	None
Nudity 2/5	None
Other 4/5	None

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