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Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks) to pursue a recording contract. He does not return home and instead quickly takes up with his agent, Mo…
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The Jazz Singer
“His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.”
59%
Movie
1h 55m
AI Analysis
The Jazz Singer (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Jazz Singer (1980) — a movie tagged as Drama, Music, and Romance with emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~115 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Jazz Singer 59% (72 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 72 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-12-17
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 15310
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A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
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The official runtime for The Jazz Singer is approximately 115 minutes.
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Cast

Neil Diamond
Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch

Laurence Olivier
Cantor Rabinovitch

Lucie Arnaz
Molly Bell

Catlin Adams
Rivka Rabinovitch

Franklyn Ajaye
Bubba

Paul Nicholas
Keith Lennox

Sully Boyar
Eddie Gibbs

Mike Kellin
Leo

James Booth
Paul Rossini
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Luther Waters
Teddy
- O
Oren Waters
Mel
- R
Rod Gist
Timmy

Walter Janovitz
Rabbi Birnbaum

Janet Brandt
Aunt Tillie

John Witherspoon
M.C. Cinderella Club

Dale Robinette
Tommy

David Coburn
Bar Mitzvah Boy
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Judy Gibson
Peg
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Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks) to pursue a recording contract. He does not return home and instead quickly takes up with his agent, Molly, who he moves in with after telling his wife that he no longer wants a life as a canter. He shows no emotion toward her or anything that is meaningful to her. After his father discovers that Jess is living with another woman and is divorcing his wife, his father disowns him. Jess cannot seem to connect with anyone in his life. He expects everyone to accept his choices, joyfully, thinking nothing of how he is destroying the lives of those who love him. Molly discovers that she is pregnant with their child while Jess is abusing everyone around him as he struggles with the rejection of his father. He storms out of the studio and simply disappears for year with no explanation to anyone. A family friend tries to reunite Jess with his father but he appears very reluctant. His father finds forgiveness for Jess when Jess shows him a photograph of his baby boy. He reunites with Molly as if he never abandoned her. She is joined by his father is for Jess's big moment on stage at the end of the film. Very unrealistic story with an unrealistic ending about a typical narcissist who only sees things in terms of how they affect him.
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