Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
Directed by Craig Brewer
dancing
dance
dancer
remake
prom
dance music
dance teacher
Rank
#145 in 2011·#6624 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
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Cast
Dennis Quaid
Rev. Shaw Moore
Kenny Wormald
Ren MacCormack
Julianne Hough
Ariel Moore
Andie MacDowell
Vi Moore
Miles Teller
Willard Hewitt
Ray McKinnon
Wes Warnicker
Patrick John Flueger
Chuck Cranston
Kim Dickens
Lulu Warnicker
Ser'Darius Blain
Woody
L. Warren Young
Andy Beamis
Brett Rice
Roger Dunbar
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Amy Warnicker
Crew
Craig Brewer
Director
Craig Brewer
Screenplay
Dean Pitchford
Screenplay
Deborah Lurie
Original Music Composer
Amy Vincent
Director of Photography
Roger Birnbaum
Executive Producer
Jonathan Glickman
Executive Producer
Gary Barber
Executive Producer
Neil Meron
Producer
Laray Mayfield
Casting
Frank Smathers
Supervising Sound Editor
Dean Pitchford
Story
Popular Reviews
762 reviews
Alex Coulombe
6.9★ · 12/26/25
i love this movie like it’s my own child. instant joy.
i love this movie like it’s my own child. instant joy.
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vi
2.0★ · 01/23/25
that tumblr ass indie ass cover of holding out for a hero almost sent me into psychosis
that tumblr ass indie ass cover of holding out for a hero almost sent me into psychosis
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Jadyn Agua
10.0★ · 05/31/26
Never watched the original and I don’t need to because this is peak.
Never watched the original and I don’t need to because this is peak.
sya
8.0★ · 05/14/26
THAT FAKE ID DANCE SCENE BROOOOOO
THAT FAKE ID DANCE SCENE BROOOOOO
marr
9.0★ · 05/12/26
icônico, vi com meu pai (ele capotou na metade do filme
icônico, vi com meu pai (ele capotou na metade do filme
