That Thing You Do!

1996 • 1h 48m •

Comedy Drama Music

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.9/10

952 reviews

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A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

"The Fab Four without the Mop Tops"

Top Billed Cast

Tom Hanks

Mr. White

Tom Everett Scott

Guy Patterson

Liv Tyler

Faye Dolan

Johnathon Schaech

Jimmy Mattingly

Steve Zahn

Lenny Haise

Ethan Embry

T.B. Player

Charlize Theron

Tina

Obba Babatundé

Lamarr

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F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic

2023-05-14

**Tom Hanks gave life and affection to this project, which easily reminds us of the golden years of rock-and-roll.**

The film is a very nice story that revolves around the world of ephemeral "rock and roll" stars. In 1964, a group of youngsters from Pennsylvania suddenly emerge from obscurity when their garage band, the Wonders, achieve fame and success on the back of a single song, "That Thing You Do". Believing in a potential that might not exist, the scouts of the music world waste no time and the boys get a contract with a major label, which is waiting expectantly for equally good songs...