Dance Me Outside

1995·Movie
1h 24min
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Metacritic––Rotten Tomatoes69%90%

Where to watch

KanopyHooplaNight Flight+

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About

After the party's over, real life kicks into gear.

Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug. When the killer received a lenient two-year sentence for manslaughter, the First Nations community felt shock and anger—and tried desperately to deal with the after-effects of this lack of justice.
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Crew

Directed by:
Bruce McDonald
Written by:
Don McKellar, Bruce McDonald, W.P. Kinsella
Produced by:
Norman Jewison, Bruce McDonald, Brian Dennis
Composed by:
Steve Munro, Peter Kelly, Keith Elliott

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Media

Questions about Dance Me Outside

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Dance Me Outside legally?

KanopyHooplaNight Flight+

Dance Me Outside is included with a subscription to Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is Dance Me Outside worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 69%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Dance Me Outside?

1 h 24 min

Dance Me Outside runs 1 h 24 min.

Is Dance Me Outside based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

Do critics and audiences agree on Dance Me Outside?

Critics69
Audiences81

Not quite. Audiences rate Dance Me Outside higher (81) than critics (69). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.

What language is Dance Me Outside in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in Canada.

In how many countries can I watch Dance Me Outside?

5AUCAGBNZUS

GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dance Me Outside in 5 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

What tropes does Dance Me Outside use?

The '90sDisposable WomanCreator ProvincialismMaligned Mixed MarriageAsshole VictimSham CeremonyMagical Native AmericanBadass NativeMonochrome CastingJerkassPilot MoviePragmatic Adaptationand 5 more

TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Dance Me Outside, including The '90s, Disposable Woman, Creator Provincialism.

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