

College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.
Acting
Rebel Wilson steals every frame; Anna Kendrick's deadpan grounds the chaos.
Writing
Kay Cannon's script somehow makes acapella drama feel life-or-death.

Director
Jason Moore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anna Kendrick learned the cup song from a viral Reddit video in 2009; it became Billboard's longest-charting song by a female artist with zero radio play.
The film revived collegiate acapella from niche activity to pop culture phenomenon—competition attendance reportedly spiked 30% post-release.
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