After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted.
Songcatcher has generally received positive reviews.
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Songcatcher was released in 2001 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 112 reviews, giving Songcatcher (2001) an average rating of 70%.
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 70%, Songcatcher is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Joy Ride, Enemy at the Gates and Spy Game.
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