In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
The Saddest Music in the World has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 29 Apr 2004
Review of The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 May 2004
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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 28 Apr 2004
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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 16 Jun 2004
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The Saddest Music in the World was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 260 reviews, giving The Saddest Music in the World (2003) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 72%.
With a score of 72%, The Saddest Music in the World is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Elf, Thirteen and Holes.
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