Off the Record

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Off the Record

2025

1h 35m

Drama

Romance

Music

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Rainey Qualley stars as Astor Grey, a rising singer-songwriter whose life takes a dark turn when she enters a turbulent romance with washed-up rock star Brandyn Verge (Ryan Hansen). What begins as a whirlwind love story unravels into a gripping tale of manipulation and resilience as Astor fights to reclaim her autonomy and music. Featuring a standout cast including Rebecca De Mornay, Olivia Sui, Julia Campbell, and Will Peltz -- with cameos by Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Peyton Manning, and Edgerrin James -- the film offers a compelling exploration of the high stakes in the music industry.

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

05/14/2025

This cautionary tale is like the mirror image of A Star Is Born, but not nearly as good—though the outcome of Astor's romance with a rocker twice her age is, unfortunately, more realistic.

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Bill Cooper

Spectrum Culture

05/06/2025

Foe’s first feature is decent, but her directorial missteps hold it back and, at times, even contradict the film’s timely, worthwhile message.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

05/02/2025

With characters who conveniently lack common sense, this contrived relationship drama plays a familiar tune.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

05/02/2025

1.5/4

Nothing about Off the Record feels especially convincing...

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Matt Hambidge

FandomWire

04/30/2025

2/10

Off the Record is a complete mess. A good setup coupled with important and worthwhile themes only get you so far. And that's where any goodwill begins and ends.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

04/29/2025

B-

Foe never bores with the picture, landing a few potent moments of oddity as it pursues a great point about the predatory ways of males.

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Candid R

@Candid May 17

Beyond awful. The story, acting, and cinematography are not worth watching. It's hard to believe anyone actually spent money to produce it.

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Eva S

Nov 24

This movie was terrible. It felt forced and completely stiff. The directing led to very poor performances. The sex scene was truly awful.

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Dean R

@RT17425072 Nov 15

I couldn't even believe how bad this movie was. The screenplay and acting are just terrible. It's worse than the worst soap opera. Total waste of time. On a positive note, the lead actress is really beautiful and did a great job with a terrible script.

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sebastian andres o

@Yoamoalcine Nov 4

A decent film that delivers on its promises. Fans of the genre will find it quite satisfying, but those looking for something more complex might not find it ideal, even though it has good intentions. It offers a message relevant to our times and a lead actress who manages to win you over. A perfect choice for a weekend without high expectations.

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Carlos M.

@judopappi Oct 28

A real feel good entertaining movie with an upbeat vibe

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Justin B K

@RT18429220 06/15/2025

The acting was "meh." The Brandyn Verge character was immediately annoying, and the over the top. Warning to domestic violence victims, this movie could be triggering.

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Rainey Qualley stars as Astor Grey, a rising singer-songwriter whose life takes a dark turn when she enters a turbulent romance with washed-up rock star Brandyn Verge (Ryan Hansen). What begins as a whirlwind love story unravels into a gripping tale of manipulation and resilience as Astor fights to reclaim her autonomy and music. Featuring a standout cast including Rebecca De Mornay, Olivia Sui, Julia Campbell, and Will Peltz -- with cameos by Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Peyton Manning, and Edgerrin James -- the film offers a compelling exploration of the high stakes in the music industry.

Director: Kirsten Foe
Producer: Kirsten Foe, Gabe Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Kirsten Foe
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: True Foe Productions
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2025
Runtime: 1h 35m