1990 • R • 1h 42m • English
Pump Up the Volume
DramaMusicFamily-friendlySerious and meaningfulFeel-good
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
Certified R — adults only.
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WatchWise Score
64/100
★★★☆☆
Provisional — few votes so far
Blended from TMDB 71 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 417 total votes. Provisional — few votes so far. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
- · An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.
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