Standing Ovation

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Standing Ovation

PG

Released Jul 16, 2010

1h 48m

Musical

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Inspired by a music-video contest with a million-dollar prize, five young classmates form a music group called "The 5 Ovations." Despite their limited resources, these street-smart teens have the skill and passion to create awesome song-and-dance numbers, and have a real shot at victory. Standing in their way, however, are "The Wiggies," five rich and unscrupulous sisters who will stop at nothing to win the contest.

Taylor Adams

Boston Globe

Parents and anyone beyond adolescence will find it an intolerable attempt to cash in by imitating films they've seen before.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jul 19, 2010

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Adam Markovitz

Entertainment Weekly

For us grinchy adults out there without children to sedate, the whole thing feels slightly less like a movie than like the filmed record of a mutiny at a juvie talent agency.

Rated: D-

Jul 19, 2010

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Despite its absurdly optimistic title, Standing Ovation deserves a resounding chorus of boos, and maybe a few well-aimed tomatoes.

Jul 19, 2010

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Victoria Luxford

The National (UAE)

A slight, poorly thought-out take on Disney's plethora of music franchises

Rated: 1/5

Oct 18, 2013

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Tween musical competition with mean behavior, name-calling.

Rated: 1/5

May 4, 2012

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

The cast is energetic but the talent is amateurish and the script is dead on arrival.

Rated: 3/10

Jul 27, 2010

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Audience Member

the genuinely best most heartfelt movie of all time. a MUST see for all ages. i still listen to the songs from it and i wish they did a remake or a sequel with a higher budget.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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This is one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of all time. I was 4 years old when I stumbled across this movie. I still know all of the songs and choreography by heart. 100% a must watch, especially if you have kids!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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All I could want from a movie. A standing ovation for the soul. The singing, the dancing, don't even get me started on the standing, the ovation. I was sitting the entire time but I felt like I was standing. Truly a cinematic marvel. I can't believe this is the first avengers movie and no one knows about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

pretty sure this is a movie someone just made for their daughter and her friends to be in

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/20

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Audience Member

This movie was really bad nothing makes sense the acting was horrible the music was ok It wasn't catchy and was basically a cliche stereotypical movie I got bored and the plot was moving in different directions there are some songs that just have one word repeated and some of the actors look too old for there part

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Not all that bad. Kids are great and other kids would love it. I don’t personally like it but kids def would

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/20

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Synopsis

Inspired by a music-video contest with a million-dollar prize, five young classmates form a music group called "The 5 Ovations." Despite their limited resources, these street-smart teens have the skill and passion to create awesome song-and-dance numbers, and have a real shot at victory. Standing in their way, however, are "The Wiggies," five rich and unscrupulous sisters who will stop at nothing to win the contest.

Director: Stewart Raffill
Producer: Diane Kirman
Screenwriter: Stewart Raffill
Distributor: Rocky Mountain Pictures
Production Co: Kenilworth Film Productions
Rating: PG (Some Rude Behavior)
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 16, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $531.8K
Runtime: 1h 48m

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