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Footloose

2011 · 113 min

A heartfelt small-town drama that builds to a joyful, foot-stomping release, balancing grief and rebellion with warm, crowd-pleasing energy.

Directed by
Craig Brewer
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Tagline
There comes a time to cut loose
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Craig Brewer
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • rebellion
  • family
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Craig Brewer
Written by
Craig Brewer, Dean Pitchford
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller, Ray McKinnon, Patrick John Flueger, Kim Dickens
Music
Deborah Lurie
Cinematography
Amy Vincent
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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