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Power Ballad
Directed by
John Carney
Produced by Anthony Bregman, John Carney, Peter Cron, Rebecca O'Flanagan, and Robert Walpole
Produced by Anthony Bregman, John Carney, Peter Cron, Rebecca O'Flanagan, and Robert Walpole
Written by
John Carney and Peter McDonald
With:
Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Naoimh Whelton, Jack Reynor, Havana Rose Liu, Mae Higgins, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Sophie Vavasseur, and Beth Fallon
Cinematography:
Yaron Orbach
Editing: Stephen O'Connell
Editing: Stephen O'Connell
Runtime:
98 min
Release Date: 28 May 2026
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 28 May 2026
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
John Carney (Begin Again, Sing Street, Flora and Son) delivers another in his succession of movies about musicians making music at various levels of success that, with the exception of his career-defining hit Once, charm without fully dazzling. Paul Rudd is Rick, an aging American singer/songwriter living int he UK and fronting a lame wedding band, who crosses paths with Danny (Nick Jonas), a fading boy-band star, during a posh wedding gig. The two guys have a late-night jam and bonding session that yields the eponymous pop song that Danny turns into his comeback hit without crediting Rick.