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Take the Lead
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Take the Lead is a 2006 American musical drama film directed by Liz Friedlander and written by Dianne Houston. The movie features Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, and Alfre Woodard. It was produced by New Line Cinema and Tiara Blu Films, with music by Swizz Beatz. Filming took place in Toronto, while the narrative is set in New York City. The film was released in the United States and distributed by New Line Cinema and Netflix in video on demand format.
The production had a budget of $30,000,000. It grossed $66,200,000 at the box office, though TMDb lists revenue as $65,742,992. The runtime is 118 minutes, and it carries a PG-13 rating. Critical reception included a 5.5/10 score, 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 55/100. IMDb reports a rating of 6.6 from 27,329 votes. The film has won one award and received six nominations. It was assessed under the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
6.9A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine
- Rob Brown as Rock
- Yaya DaCosta as LaRhette
- Alfre Woodard as Augustine James
- John Ortiz as Mr. Temple
- Laura Benanti as Tina
Themes
- dance
- dancing master
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
27,329 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Liz Friedlander
- Screenwriter
- Dianne Houston
- Cast member
- Kevin Hanchard
- Composer
- Swizz Beatz
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 488352
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2006-05-25
- title
- Take the Lead
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 30000000
- box office
- 66200000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 55/100
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