Dance Academy: The Movie

Dance Academy: The Movie

Big City. Bigger Dreams.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker

Produced by The Australian Children's Television Foundation, Werner Film Productions

2017101 min7.1 / 10

A warm, character-driven reunion film that follows former dance academy students navigating ambition, growth, and connection in New York City.

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dance Academy: The Movie violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Dance Academy: The Movie end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Dance Academy: The Movie scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Dance Academy: The Movie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Dance Academy: The Movie sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Dance Academy: The Movie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dance Academy: The Movie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dance Academy: The Movie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dance Academy: The Movie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dance Academy: The Movie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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