- Release Date: 1996
- Runtime: 108 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
- Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn ... see all
- Director: Tom Hanks
- Plot: Recounts a fable of a pop rock band formed a year after the Beatles took America by storm in early 1964. Jazz aficionado Guy Patterson, unhappily toiling in the family... Read more
User Reviews
Hanks is good again
Jun 01, 2008
darthgrader - yahoo.com
Jun 01, 2008darthgrader - yahoo.com
It's a good tale about a young garage band who gets a song on the radio, becomes famous, and then what happens to them once they see the light of fame... Full review
Wow, this really sucked.
Mar 16, 2008
misdemeanornina - yahoo.com
Mar 16, 2008misdemeanornina - yahoo.com
This movie waas the stupidest, most pointless movie that I have ever seen. It had no meaning and nothing that set it apart from other movies. It really sucked.... Full review
tom hanks, you done good
Mar 03, 2008
ghostbuster515 - yahoo.com
Mar 03, 2008ghostbuster515 - yahoo.com
the first time i saw this movie with my family, we all laughed, but we didnt think it was hilarious, then we saw it again and we laughed harder then before because we caught things we didnt see last time, and... Full review
the thing u do
Dec 07, 2007
sportslover0 - yahoo.com
Dec 07, 2007sportslover0 - yahoo.com
this is a good movie tom hanks did a really good job its funny 2 so if ur a tom hanks fan u should see this and u should also see BIG... Full review
The best movie out there!!
Oct 15, 2007
jayxz1 - yahoo.com
Oct 15, 2007jayxz1 - yahoo.com
I really encourage anyone to see this movie.I saw it on cable and loved it.It has a really great story and has outstanding acting.It also has a really catchy song that makes the band popular during the movie.This movie stars Tom... Full review
WONDERful
Jul 15, 2007
bigk9289 - yahoo.com
Jul 15, 2007bigk9289 - yahoo.com
I loved this movie. I first watched it when it first came out, and I somewhat liked it. But every time that I watch it, it gets funnier and funnier. I must have watched it over a 100 times. I just... Full review
The best music movie since "The Sound of Music"!!!
Jul 15, 2007
warrior428 - yahoo.com
Jul 15, 2007warrior428 - yahoo.com
It doesn't get much better than this. Dang good music, awsome acting, romance, comedy, and the wonderful concept of music and the pain of life to top it off.... Full review
Best movie I've ever seen.
Jul 15, 2007
clhamilton83 - yahoo.com
Jul 15, 2007clhamilton83 - yahoo.com
The story is ideal and sweet. The hero is a person with decent values. The set is realistic reminder of the 1960's. Great acting. Great music. I loved it.... Full review
I love this movie!
Jul 15, 2007
wispamint2003 - yahoo.com
Jul 15, 2007wispamint2003 - yahoo.com
I think that this is a fantastic movie. I love the concept, the acting, and just about everything. Liv Tyler does a superb job. The entire cast pulls together very well, led by one of my favorite actors, Tom Hanks.... Full review
best movie with tom hanks
Jul 15, 2007
pimpplayer69001 - yahoo.com
Jul 15, 2007pimpplayer69001 - yahoo.com
this is one of the best movies that explain how fast your band can break up and lose your 15 minutes of fame.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 31, 2009associatedcontent.com
it has a good blend of comedy and music.....Most of the songs are upbeat and even the more mellow songs are nice to hear.....Needless to say, the soundtrack is just great.....The actors did great....The story was quite good.... ... Full Review
| May 10, 2007Monsters and Critics
is a fine film.....Tom Hanks' theatrical directorial debut is a fine film with lots of fun characters and great music.....The film definitely has a cult following and with good reason since it is a fine film.....The music is also fabulous.... ... Full Review
| May 10, 2007Monsters and Critics
is a fine film.....Tom Hanks' theatrical directorial debut is a fine film with lots of fun characters and great music.....The film definitely has a cult following and with good reason since it is a fine film.....The music is also fabulous.... ... Full Review
| May 09, 2007Slant Magazine
Get this edition if you like the movie....The rest of the more than 40 minutes of extra footage is slow, methodical, at times unbearable inflammations of scenes that were already there.....Sure, the original film, released to theaters in 1996 as Tom Hanks's directorial debut, is a fun, pleasant, carefully handled affair:.... ... Full Review
| May 08, 2007DVD Talk
Originally labeled with words like 'cute' and 'endearing', That Thing You Do!
That was brilliant casting.
The true winners among the cast are Liv Tyler and Charlize Theron, both of which are now household names.
contrives a happy ending for all.
... Full Review
News
M ike Viola was no Quinn Sullivan. It took Viola a whole three extra years to get where Quinn is now. As a 13-year-old, Viola was gigging at Boston rock clubs; he even spent a few weeks in Los Angeles... ... Full Article
"That Thing You Do"
associatedcontent.com –
2009-06-04
Watching Mandy Moore on "The 5," you can tell she is as much an actress as she is a musician. Her face is so animated that you could sit through this MTV.com interview with the sound off and still get... ... Full Article
Quote of the Day: 'That Thing You Do!' edition
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2009-04-07
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 By: Tex Massacre 8 Comments This afternoon B-D writer Tex sent in his latest review of NBC's Fear Itself ( review ), which continues tonight at 10/9C. Inside you'll find a review of Stuart Gordon's "Eater." ... Full Article

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