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Flashdance

Movie · 1983 · 95 min

A flashy, music-driven ride that blends gritty working-class grit with exuberant dance sequences, leaving you energized and uplifted.

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1983 film by Adrian Lyne
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Year
1983
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, musical, romance, dance
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Joe Eszterhas, Thomas Hedley
Starring
Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Robert Wuhl, Cynthia Rhodes, Monique Gabrielle, Belinda Bauer, Norman Scott
Music
Giorgio Moroder
Cinematography
Donald Peterman
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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