tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

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

  • Released: 2021-11-11
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Stars: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Judith Light, Jordan Fisher, Noah Robbins, Joanna Adler, Kenita R. Miller, Ken Holmes, Richard Kind, Joel Grey, Kate Rockwell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Ben Ross, Laura Benanti, Danielle Ferland, Micaela Diamond, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Gizel Jimenez, Kate Rockwell, Joel Perez, Judy Kuhn, Danny Burstein, Ryan Vasquez, Jelani Alladin, Aneesa Folds, Anna A. Louizos, Robyn Goodman, Lauren Marcus, Janet Dacal, Eddy Lee, Jared Loftin, Kurt Crowley, Sheila Tapia, Ricardo Zayas, Travis Patton, Christopher Jackson, Andrew Bancroft, Chris Sullivan, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Kelly Watson, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Beth Malone, Howard McGillin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth, Adam Pascal, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashād, Chita Rivera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Phillipa Soo, Chad Beguelin, Nick Blaemire, Eli Bolin, Jason Robert Brown, Eisa Davis, Amanda Green, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Joe Iconis, Tom Kitt, Alex Lacamoire, Steven Levenson, Jaime Lozano, Dave Malloy, Matthew McCollum, Grace McLean, Helen Park, Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman, Matthew Sklar, Georgia Stitt, Shaina Taub, Jeanine Tesori, Stephen Trask, Sean McDaniel, Victoria Theodore, Bryndon Cook, Debbie Tjong, Charles Conforti, Derrick Delgado, Mason Versaw, Javiel Sellas, Barbara Ames, James C. Nicola, Roger Bart, Emily Juean Stillings, Jennifer Laroche, Lauren Yalango-Grant, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Lucy Struever, Stephanie Crousillat, Gaby Diaz, Ilia Jessica Castro, Marie Rose Baramoski, Keisha 'Sparkle' Hughes, Lane Napper, Kyle McIntire, Sean Ryan, Christopher Grant, Austin Goodwin, Carlos González, Elizabeth Chestang, Callan Bergmann, Kyle Richard Robinson, Erin N. Moore, Taeler Cyrus, Spencer Clark, Ehizoje Azike, Chloe N. Crade, Maira Barriga Toyama, Christine Seinicki, Purdie Baumann, Erin Monteleone, Noah Lentini, Jacob Patrick Wasson, Adriel Flete, Dwany Guzman, Victoria Caban, Melody Rose, Alexia Belrose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, Chris Sullivan
  • Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
 Comments
  • bk753 - 8 June 2024
    Close to brilliant...
    I actually saw the National Tour of "tick, tick...BOOM!" In 2003, many years after seeing RENT. I recall leaving the theater in Philly impressed, but not sold. I remember calling the show a kind of "RENT light," feeling that it was solid, but lacked the magic that Jonathan Larson would later conjure up when he wrote one of the most defining musicals ever written.

    Now, it's a movie, directed by the genius Lin-Manuel Miranda... and it has been lovingly, beautifully, and fully realized. It's still not RENT, but what is? This is a gorgeous film, and a wonderful story, with fantastic acting and singing by Andrew Garfield and a stellar cast. I was going to be a 9 here and not a 10, because it does have a few weaker songs, and I suppose I judge it unfairly against what came next, but it is very much worth watching, and so I rounded up. There are a handful of songs in here that are close to flawless and hold their own against anything in a movie musical made in the last 25 years. So yeah, I'm a 10. It's a beautiful movie, and it stands ably on its own as an amazing work, the product of two Broadway geniuses. If you enjoy musical theater, it's an absolute must-see... and if you loved RENT (as I did) you will enjoy the MANY homages to that work... in this one. Highly recommended.
  • tthebluetea - 23 September 2023
    What a movie!
    I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this film, but I can say that it more than delivered.

    After seeing Jonathan Larson in some old tapes you can appreciate how Andrew, not only delivers an excellent performance, but he manages to really embody Jonathan, his essence!

    And not to forget the wonderful role of Vanessa Hudgens, an actress who lets us see more of what she can do in this film. I'm really looking forward to seeing Hudgens in more performances like this one, which really allow her to give her full potential and not just a few lines of cliché teen romance.

    The work Lin-Manuel Miranda did here was fascinating, I'd love to see more work from the director like Tick, Tick.... Boom!