A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?
Rock Around the Clock has generally received mixed reviews.
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Rock Around the Clock was released in 1956 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Rock Around the Clock (1956) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Rock Around the Clock than critics were.
With a score of 55%, Rock Around the Clock is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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