Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

Dreams do come true.

Directed by Sandra Goldbacher

Produced by Granada Television, BBC

200885 min6.4 / 10

A warm, hopeful family drama about three orphan sisters discovering their individual talents and supporting one another through adversity in 1930s London.

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

Questions people ask

  • Does Ballet Shoes end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Ballet Shoes easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Ballet Shoes one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Ballet Shoes violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Ballet Shoes scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ballet Shoes sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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