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Breaking Through

Play trailer 1:48 Poster for Breaking Through Released Oct 9, 2015 1h 41m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Discovered on YouTube, a young dancer (Sophia Aguiar) must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona.

Critics Reviews

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Mike McCahill Guardian In an ideal world, any dance movie's predictable narrative manoeuvres would be disrupted by the dynamism of its set pieces, but Breaking Through fails to function even on the basic level of cobbled together talent showcase. Rated: 1/5 Jul 25, 2018 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Edgy dance drama explores pitfalls of seeking Internet fame. Rated: 3/5 Oct 23, 2015 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International So numbingly uninvolving and rote that it could well rank as the blandest movie musical ever made. Oct 9, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member A Random Selection Of 'Popping' Kinda Break-Dancing, With A Bit Of Contemporary Junk..Of Which Doing A Routine In A Moving Vehicle, Iiiiisss Probably Not A Good Idea To Promote To A YouTube Watching Generation. Overall The Story Is Drivelling In bourgeoisie BS. We Watch 'So-Called' Teenagers (Played By People In Their Mid-20s) Rabbit On About What They're Struggling With & How Dance Is So Important To Them..All With Their Perfect Skin & Hip Clothing..All Possibly Appealing To Teenage Girls..I Found My Self Throwing Up & Swallowing It Again. Yeah It Was That Bad. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a pretty decent movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a pretty decent movie about a dance crew trying to make a name for themselves. It is not exactly an original idea, but there are some darker elements to this crew's drama than there are in other similar movies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member It's not a movie that critics will love, but it isn't one to hate. Breaking Through is envolving and sweet, a very good movie if you like dance and youtube Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Discovered on YouTube, a young dancer (Sophia Aguiar) must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona.
Director
John Swetnam
Producer
Luis Fragali, Fabio Golombek, Mike Jackson, Uri Singer, John Swetnam
Screenwriter
John Swetnam
Distributor
XLrator Media
Production Co
BB Film Productions, FJ Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m