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Battlefield America

Play trailer Poster for Battlefield America PG-13 Released Jun 1, 2012 1h 46m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Sean Lewis is a young, successful businessman in Long Beach, Calif. He becomes involved with the Bad Boys, a group of disheveled misfits who want to dance but have trouble busting a move. Realizing he's in above his head trying to teach these youths to dance, Sean brings in a professional instructor, who helps give the Bad Boys skill and confidence. Meanwhile, Sean finds himself falling in love with Sara, the director of the community center where the young dancers practice their moves.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle This hip-hoppy dance-off melodrama is about as funky as an Amish funeral. Rated: 0/5 Jun 8, 2012 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety A pic so thoroughly generic as to suggest a contraption assembled from spare parts with the aid of a how-to manual. Jun 8, 2012 Full Review Alonso Duralde TheWrap The teams seem to be competing for little more than bragging rights and one of those giant "Toddlers & Tiaras" trophies. Jun 1, 2012 Full Review Jack Fleischer Battleship Pretension Battlefield America is rambling, awkward - and the ultimate immature fantasy. It will have its fans, but I am not one of them. Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com This is one battle where everyone involved loses. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue The dance sequences are energetic and the kids are charming enough, but the generic script is underdog formula throughout. Oct 15, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'm working on a new screenplay now and movies like this are the reason why i stay re-writing. I brought it on blu ray for $1.99,though, so i guess it was worth watching once. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member this wasn't a terrible movie. it had pace but it was tired and not well acted. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is great the story is to it is very good so much better then most dance movies now third time watching it today Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member i already seen it like 15 times but i still luv it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The beginning was rough for me. Little gangsta kids acting like adults. Very agrivating. But after that really became a great dance movie. I even cried. Awesome movie with heart. A must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a great movie you are upset because black people look good in it and it is a dance movie it is all about dance not the plot that like saying all action movies suck they are all about the fights so shut the hell up Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sean Lewis is a young, successful businessman in Long Beach, Calif. He becomes involved with the Bad Boys, a group of disheveled misfits who want to dance but have trouble busting a move. Realizing he's in above his head trying to teach these youths to dance, Sean brings in a professional instructor, who helps give the Bad Boys skill and confidence. Meanwhile, Sean finds himself falling in love with Sara, the director of the community center where the young dancers practice their moves.
Director
Chris Stokes
Producer
Sharif Ahmed, Marques Houston, Jerome Jones, J. Christopher Owen, Chris Stokes, Zeus Zamani
Screenwriter
Marques Houston, Chris Stokes
Distributor
Cinedigm
Rating
PG-13 (Some Drug Material|Thematic Elements|Some Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m
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