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Our Song

Our Song

200095 minRMidcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Director
Jim McKay
Starring
Kerry Washington, Melissa Martinez, Marlene Forte, Raymond Anthony Thomas

Three best friends, once inseparable, drift apart when their school closes down and the realities of adult life dawn on them.

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Where can I watch Our Song?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Our Song streaming on AMC+ via Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Our Song?

Our Song earns 5 badges, led by Standout acting and One of a kind.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Our Song worth watching?

Our Song's Midcredits score is the 77th percentile of all films, from 1.4K ratings across 5 sources. 68% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

77th percentile

Better received than 77% of films

79th percentile among Drama75th percentile among 2000s
Acclaim (how much people like it)75th
Approval (how many liked it)76th

69 /100

75th percentile of all films

79th percentile among Drama75th percentile among 2000s

Critics 77 · Audience 67

Critics liked it more than audiences did.

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

68% liked it

76th percentile of all films

78th percentile among Drama74th percentile among 2000s
68% rated it 7–1032% rated it 1–6

Critics 91% · Audience 81%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 1 wins / 4 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

57th percentile

1.4K ratings across platforms

59th percentile among Drama49th percentile among 2000s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 23% in 30 days

Box office

Opening weekend$20K
Domestic gross$254K

What reviewers say

Common ground

A slow, realistic slice-of-life portrait of three Brooklyn teen girls navigating everyday struggles with no dramatic Hollywood embellishment.

Fans praised

  • authentic documentary-like realism of teen life
  • natural performances feeling like real people not acting
  • graceful quiet pacing and slice-of-life structure

Detractors panned

  • directionless disconnected scenes lacking narrative cohesion
  • underdeveloped characters that come and go without purpose
  • dull dragging pace with no compelling momentum

What stands out

ActingDivisive88

performances feel disarmingly real and improvisatory, not like acting

OriginalityDivisive85

refreshingly avoids gang violence clichés and adult nostalgia lens

DialogueDivisive85

accurate natural speech that feels unscripted and true to age

AtmosphereDivisive85

immersive Crown Heights authenticity with sense of lazy summer idleness

CharactersDivisive82

richly layered portrait of three distinct girls with genuine friendship dynamics

Emotional impactDivisive80

deeply moving portrait of friendship drifting apart and growing pains

PacingDivisive60

patient unhurried flow praised by fans as immersive, panned by detractors as dragging

Plot and story35

intentionally loose episodic structure criticized as directionless and disconnected

Watch experience

What is Our Song like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Quiet and reflective: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are in a patient, quiet mood.

It is gentle, takes its time and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want things to move fast.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Patience.

What it feels like

Quiet and reflective.

Moods
ContemplativeMelancholicWarm
Heaviest: late
Warm humor
Register
Tender · 13% of filmsWarm
Told as
Episodic · 13% of films: Loosely connected incidents rather than one driving plot.
ToneThe film observes its characters with a gentle, non-judgmental eye, never forcing drama but always present with them.
The rideThe film sustains a quiet, observational register throughout, with the most emotional weight arriving as the friends face separation at summer's end.
StructureThe film unfolds in a loose, episodic string of everyday moments during a summer.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

BittersweetThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayLeaves a quiet, reflective feeling about the passage of summer and the drift of friendship.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 22% of films: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe film follows three teenage girls through a summer of change, with no single plot archetype — it is a character-driven slice of life.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfFriendship
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% (this title) · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% (this title) · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% (this title) · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Friendship · 9% of filmsComing of age · 5% of filmsFamily bonds
Observes its theme: Presents its theme neutrally, declining to judge.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe film centers on the hard work of maintaining friendship between three teenage girls facing divergent futures, set against the backdrop of their school closing and personal challenges like pregnancy and ambition.
StanceThe film presents the girls' lives without judgment or agenda, simply observing their relationships and the small, momentous choices they make.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanSuburbanDomesticInstitutionalRealistic
FolkPopSupportive music · hybrid
SettingCrown Heights, Brooklyn — a summer with the Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band
MusicReviews mention a scene where a character sings along to The 5 Stairsteps' 'O-o-h Child', suggesting a soundtrack that blends licensed period-appropriate pop with original score.

Content guide

Is Our Song okay for kids?

R

Our Song is rated R: “Rated R for language and some teen drug use” (MPAA). As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (67/100), sexual content at mild (33/100), language at intense (67/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (33/100) and frightening material at mild (33/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Overall
Moderate · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Intense
too few votes to rank (1 vote)
Sex & Nudity
Mild
too few votes to rank (1 vote)
Profanity
Intense
too few votes to rank (1 vote)
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
too few votes to rank (1 vote)
Frightening / Intense
Mild
too few votes to rank (1 vote)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (5 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Our Song have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Our Song?

Cast

Kerry Washington
as Lanisha Brown
Melissa Martinez
as Maria Hernandez
Marlene Forte
as Pilar Brown
Raymond Anthony Thomas
as Carl Brown
Rosalyn Coleman
as Dawn Clifton
Carmen López
as Rita Hernandez
Chuck Cooper
as Benjamin
Starla Benford
as Woman with Flowers
Greg Haberny
as Cute 'Guapo' Guy
Anna Simpson
as Joycelyn Clifton

Crew

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