| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 118 |
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| Video Release: | 01 May 2012 |
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Gospel music competitions fuel the scripts of the movies Sister Act 2 and The Fighting Temptations. Keke Palmer, who plays the daughter of one of the divas, gets involved in another kind of competition in Akeelah and the Bee.
Home Video Extra Features
Home Video Notes; Joyful Noise
Release Date: 1 May 2012
Joyful Noise releases to home video with the following extras:
- Spotlight on a Song: Dolly Parton’s “From Here to the Moon”
- Inspiration of Joyful Noise
- Make Some Noise
- Leading Ladies
- Extended songs

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.