The Chorus (2004)
Les Choristes
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The Chorus rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.8/10· 71K votes
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic56%
TMDb7.741/10· 3K votesWith 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 56/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Chorus
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Cast of The Chorus
Gérard Jugnot
as Clément Mathieu
François Berléand
as Rachin
Kad Merad
as Chabert
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Father Maxence
Marie Bunel
as Violette Morhange
Jean-Baptiste Maunier
as Pierre Morhange
Maxence Perrin
as Pépinot
Grégory Gatignol
as Pascal Mondain
Thomas Blumenthal
as Corbin
- C
Cyril Bernicot
as Le Querrec
Philippe du Janerand
as Mr. Langlois
Carole Weiss
as Countess
The Chorus facts
- Original title
- Les Choristes
- Budget
- $5.3M
- Box office
- $83.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Boys choir ensemble captures beautiful music and boarding school camaraderie with warmth
- •1940s historical setting brings nostalgic emotional resonance to coming of age narrative effectively
- •Christophe Barratier crafts heartwarming drama balancing comedy with meaningful character transformation
What the audience disliked
- •Emotionally manipulative moments occasionally rely on sentimentality over earned narrative weight
- •Pacing drags during slower passages between musical performance sequences and dramatic beats
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