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Footloose

PG-13 Released Oct 14, 2011 1h 53m Comedy Drama Musical Romance TRAILER for List
68% Tomatometer 173 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
As a transplant from Boston, teenager Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) gets a big dose of culture shock when he moves to a small Southern town called Bomont. A few years prior, a fatal accident involving five youths led local councilmen and a beloved clergyman (Dennis Quaid) to enact ordinances against loud music and dancing. Ren -- never one to toe the line -- challenges the ban, simultaneously revitalizing Bomont and falling in love with the clergyman's troubled daughter (Julianne Hough).
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While it hews closely to the 1984 original, Craig Brewer infuses his Footloose remake with toe-tapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation.

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Roger Moore Tribune News Service Director Craig Brewer has Southernized the story...made it lighter on its feet. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 6, 2013 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Sadly, at least as far as I am concerned this new Footloose doesn't dance to a different enough beat to make it something I'd want to cut loose to. Rated: 2/4 Jan 27, 2012 Full Review Bruce Diones New Yorker An unnecessary, though enjoyable, remake of Kevin Bacon's 1984 breakout hit. Oct 24, 2011 Full Review Jack Fleischer Battleship Pretension Footloose misses the boat on what it could have been. Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Spirited, sincere and occasionally quite exciting. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens This is the feel good film of the year! So break out the confetti and dust off those dancin' shoes! This is our time - time for everybody to cut loose - Footloose!!! Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sarah V Muy mee. Ideal para un domingo Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review St L Fun movie, good actors and good job on a modern re-make Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Rogue 5 100% an improvement over the OG I like it more atleast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Obi D A trivial remake but the good performance by the talented young cast makes this quite enjoyable to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 53 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/23 Full Review Roy V This one's all about the music and the dancing. Though there wasn't enough of it, there was just enough to drown out the script. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As a transplant from Boston, teenager Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) gets a big dose of culture shock when he moves to a small Southern town called Bomont. A few years prior, a fatal accident involving five youths led local councilmen and a beloved clergyman (Dennis Quaid) to enact ordinances against loud music and dancing. Ren -- never one to toe the line -- challenges the ban, simultaneously revitalizing Bomont and falling in love with the clergyman's troubled daughter (Julianne Hough).
Director
Craig Brewer
Producer
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Dylan Sellers, Brad Weston
Screenwriter
Dean Pitchford, Craig Brewer
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Zadan/Meron Productions, Dylan Sellers Zadan, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, MTV Films, Weston Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Teen Alcohol Use|Some Teen Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$51.8M
Runtime
1h 53m
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