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tick tick boom (2021)

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. Starring Andrew Garfield.

tick tick boom
Tick, Tick...Boom!
PG-13
Musical
Biography
Drama

Release Date
November 19, 2021
Cast
Andrew Garfield , Vanessa Hudgens , Bradley Whitford , Alexandra Shipp , Judith Light , Joanna Adler
Runtime
2hr
Main Genre
Musical
Format
Streaming
Studio
Netflix, 5000 Broadway Productions, Imagine Entertainment
Writers
Jonathan Larson , Steven Levenson
Tagline
How much time do we have to do something great?

Summary

The film follows Jon (Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who's waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he's due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?

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