Footloose

PG-13

Released Oct 14, 2011

1 hr. 53 min.

Comedy

Drama

Musical

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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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Critics Consensus

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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St L

Fun movie, good actors and good job on a modern re-make

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Rogue 5

100% an improvement over the OG I like it more atleast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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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

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 53 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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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

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Mike P

Stupid plot. Stupid remake.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/25/22

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Craig Brewer

Director

Kenny Wormald

Ren MacCormack

Julianne Hough

Ariel

Dennis Quaid

Rev. Shaw Moore

Andie MacDowell

Vi

Miles Teller

Willard

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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

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Bruce Diones

New Yorker

An unnecessary, though enjoyable, remake of Kevin Bacon's 1984 breakout hit.

Oct 24, 2011

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

The dancing sequences are terrific - even the line-dancing is tolerable - but what really sells this quality reboot are the dashes of reality missing from the original.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2011

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Jack Fleischer

Battleship Pretension

Footloose misses the boat on what it could have been.

Mar 24, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Spirited, sincere and occasionally quite exciting.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Timothy M. Bourne, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman
Screenwriter: Dean Pitchford, Craig Brewer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Dylan Sellers Zadan, Meron Weston Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Teen Alcohol Use|Some Teen Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.8M

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