Battlefield America

PG-13

Released Jun 1, 2012

1h 46m

Drama

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7%

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14 Reviews

53%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

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

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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

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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

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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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This is one battle where everyone involved loses.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

i already seen it like 15 times but i still luv it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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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

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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

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Chris Stokes

Director

Marques Houston

Sean Lewis

Mekia Cox

Sarah Miller

Christopher Jones

Hank 'The Shockwave' Adams

Lynn Whitfield

Ms. Parker

Tristen M. Carter

Eric Smith

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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
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