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Battle of the Year

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Dante Graham (Laz Alonso) is a hip-hop mogul, but he was a breaker; now he wants nothing more than to see an American team win the Battle of the Year, an international b-boy tournament. Dante picks former dancer Jason Blake (Josh Holloway), a boozy, widowed basketball coach, to select, then train a worthy team. With just three months to whip a crew of 13 headstrong guys into a cohesive unit, Blake, his assistant (Josh Peck) and a choreographer (Caity Lotz) have a daunting job ahead of them.
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Critics Consensus

With a hopelessly hokey plot and unintentionally hilarious dialogue, Battle of the Year is flimsy even by the standards of the dance movie genre.

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 01/27/2019
The young dancers' undeniable skill and athleticism is squandered in this formulaic, overly familiar dance movie. Go to Full Review Simon Braund Empire Magazine 11/11/2013
1/5
Dismal, clich-ridden stuff. Go to Full Review Louis Black Austin Chronicle 09/27/2013
1/5
In particular, as mentioned, the dance sequences are a mess, which is the kiss of death for a film in this genre. Go to Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin 07/23/2020
D+
Instead of allowing his film to be uplifted by dance, Lee burdens it with a cringe-worthy dramatic narrative. Go to Full Review Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 04/11/2018
Proof that any movie can get made somehow. Go to Full Review Renuka Vyavahare The Times of India 11/18/2017
2/5
Characters are not developed enough. You don't feel for them. Result being, you end up as mere spectators instead of well-wishers. While the film preaches 'passion' for whatever you do, it is exactly what seems to be missing from it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/02/2020 I really enjoyed the movie although it does get a lot better as the movie progresses See more 11/07/2019 Josh Holloway is coaching a put together break crew as USA must step up on the international scene. Loads of b-boys practice in a military / American Idol like setting, as they fall out one by one untill the team is ready. They show muscles in paris where the annual Battle of the Year event take place, but there are not many surprizes here. A sloppy film in most ways, and so very typical. I dig breakdance but I am no expert on the matter. It seem to get some things right, other things are way off the real thing. Not a god film, but I never expected it to be and I'm glad I just saw it after some channel surfing for some backround entertainment while kicking back some beers. 3 out of 10 moves. See more 10/15/2019 Bland and kind of pointless for it to be in 3D....But some of the dance moves were pretty impressive. See more 03/17/2019 The dancers have solid skills but........ How has no one noticed the obvious carbon copy of the movie "Best of the Best"??? Even down to the bar fight people. See more 04/14/2017 This was such a good movie I loved it See more 02/02/2016 Where the hell they found people willing to spent their money to make such a unbelievably rubbish movie??? Credit goes to all the dancers (who can really dance), are all amazing B boy. What the hell is Chris Brown doing in this movie? See more Read all reviews
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Benson Lee

Director

Josh Holloway

Jason Blake

Laz Alonso

Dante Graham

Josh Peck

Franklyn

Caity Lotz

Stacy

Chris Brown

Rooster

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Synopsis Dante Graham (Laz Alonso) is a hip-hop mogul, but he was a breaker; now he wants nothing more than to see an American team win the Battle of the Year, an international b-boy tournament. Dante picks former dancer Jason Blake (Josh Holloway), a boozy, widowed basketball coach, to select, then train a worthy team. With just three months to whip a crew of 13 headstrong guys into a cohesive unit, Blake, his assistant (Josh Peck) and a choreographer (Caity Lotz) have a daunting job ahead of them.
Director
Benson Lee
Producer
Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Amy Lo
Screenwriter
Brin Hill, Chris Parker
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Contrafilm, Screen Gems
Rating
PG-13 (Some Rude Behavior|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.8M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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