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Hilary Duff, Oliver James, David Keith, Rita Wilson, Rebecca De Mornay ... see more see more... , John Corbett , Jason Ritter , Dana Davis , John L. Lewis , Kat Dennings , Lauren C. Mayhew , Robert Trebor , James Avery , Gibby Brand , Marshall Manesh (II) , Mitch Rotter , Fred Meyers , T.J. Thyne , Carly Reeves , Steven "T7" Palmer , Davida Williams , Sean Patrick Mcnamara , Seis Cuerdas , John Gipson , Adam Gontier , Neil Sanderson , Brad Walst , Bary Stock , Johnny K. Lewis , Laura Mayhew

A teenage girl learns that reaching for your dreams isn't always easy in this heartfelt drama with music. Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is a small-town girl with a great love of music and a fine singin... read more read more...g voice. Already one of the lead vocalists in her church choir, Terri has also appeared at local nightspots with some help from her older brother. When he tragically dies in an auto accident, Terri becomes all the more determined to make the most of her talent, and she's elated when she's accepted as part of a summer study program at one of California's most prestigious music schools; however, Terri attends over the stern objections of her father. As she tries to hold together her relationship with her family, she finds herself falling for one of her fellow students, Jay (Oliver James), and competing for attention against dozens of kids whose talent rivals her own. Raise Your Voice also features Jason Ritter, Rebecca De Mornay, Rita Wilson, David Keith, and John Corbett. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005

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  • June 23, 2011
    This is getting 5 stars purely based on Oliver James performance. Such a beautiful guy and you couldn't help but fall in love with him. The plot of the film was good and since I watched this in my early teens, I was always going to have a real soft spot for this film. The start o... read moref the film is also unexpected and a real poignant story. The songs were incredible and you can't deny the fact that Hilary Duff has an amazing singing voice.
  • August 13, 2010
    A great movie about finding your place in the world & following your heart :)
  • February 16, 2010
    This is a good movie. Emotional and fun to watch.
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    January 29, 2010
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    Enjoyable with a good heart, but it crumbles after every scene!
  • November 14, 2009
    After the death of her brother, Hilary Duff goes on rampage of revenge. Well, not exactly, she joins a music school or some shit. It wasn't very interesting, whatever it was. David Keith plays a character so fucking annoying you pray for his character to be gang raped by numerous... read more animals. He's an even less likable version of Liam Neeson in Taken. It's just a stupid and lazy plot device. It's the usual tween crap with even less surprises.
  • August 2, 2009
    hilary duff delivers exactly what you would expect, a half arsed performance in which she gets to sing and showcase her ability to portray teen angst
  • June 14, 2008
    I saw this on a plane, so it was either stare at the chair in front of me or watch this. Next time, I'll take the chair.
  • June 20, 2007
    entertaining but very typical in every regard. if youve seen a performance movie about singing, dancing, playing an instrument, or even many sports movies, then youve seen this. it follows every prescription to a fault, making everything about this movie extremely predictable a... read morend corny. when is someone going to do something different for a change?
  • May 31, 2007
    Why do people allow Hillary Duff to act????? and why dos Rebveca DE Mornay who is a repectable actress with a fine carrer is doing this type of movies.
  • May 21, 2007
    just stupid

Critic Reviews


Richard Roeper
October 11, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I like Hilary Duff, she's very charming, but she's stuck on this after school special level with these movies. Full Review

Desson Thomson
October 8, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

This is for Duff's already committed audiences, which presumably consist of the young, the innocent and the commercially acquisitive. Full Review

Laura Sinagra
October 8, 2004
Laura Sinagra, Village Voice

All we can do is marvel at how the mighty -- Northern Exposure hottie John Corbett (as a weirdly flirty music teacher) and Risky Business babe Rebecca De Mornay (as Duff's frisky aunt) -- have fallen. Full Review

Mike Clark
October 8, 2004
Mike Clark, USA Today

Even the kindest reaction to Raise My Voice is likely to be 'shut your face.' Full Review

Susan Walker
October 8, 2004
Susan Walker, Toronto Star

The music in Raise Your Voice ... manages to bring home what the uninspired script doesn't: Something in you dies if you don't express your musical talent. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
October 8, 2004
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

It's particularly good at capturing that time of life when you simultaneously believe everything is possible and that each tiny misstep is the end of the world. Full Review

Roger Moore
October 8, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

An earnest and eager Fame for the young and the tin-eared. Full Review

Gene Seymour
October 8, 2004
Gene Seymour, Newsday

One could be forgiven for thinking of Raise Your Voice as a Disney Channel special that was mistakenly spun out into the multiplexes. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
October 8, 2004
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

A film that's really just an infomercial for a soundtrack. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
October 8, 2004
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Overlong, blandly soporific movie.

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