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A Chorus Line

1985 · 118 min

A bittersweet, stage-bound drama that mixes confessional monologues with energetic dance numbers, asking you to care about the hopes and heartbreaks of a chorus of hopefuls.

Genres
Drama, Music
Tagline
One singular sensation!
Overview
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • love
  • work
  • found family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Written by
Arnold Schulman
Starring
Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Terrence Mann, Gregg Burge, Vicki Frederick, Michelle Johnston, Audrey Landers, Janet Jones
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography
Ronnie Taylor
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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