Summary
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 62GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer75%
Metascore48
Audience score67%
User score6.4
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings2.6/5
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for music movies, −10 min on the typical 106
typical 10696Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+23Released
2016
April 8, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
MusicRomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Romania- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 30
Keenan KampaRuby
Nicholas GalitzineJohnnie
Sonoya MizunoJazzy
Jane SeymourOksana
Richard SouthgateKyle
Paul FreemanKramrovsky
Marcus Emanuel MitchellHayward Jones III
Maia MorgensternMarkova
Anabel KutayApril- JSJohn SilverKrispy
Ian EastwoodRik
Comfort FedokePoptart- CHCorinne HoltJett
- LCLorenzo CammarotaTiptoe
Tom RussellJaxson- SASimon A. MendozaOllie
Miranda WilsonMary
Olivier RaynalNeil- CTClaudiu TrandafirWalter
Andrew PleavinSlater
Tomi MayDetective Mullen- DSDragos SavulescuPaolo
David LipperStage Manager
Giulia NahmanyAnastasia
Directing · 1
- Michael Damian Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Janeen Damian Writer, Producer, Editor
Camera · 1
- Viorel Sergovici Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Peter CabadaHagan Editor
- Byron Speight Editor
Sound · 1
- Nathan Lanier Music
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