Lambada

Lambada

Go all the way!

Directed by Joel Silberg

Produced by The Cannon Group, Film and Television Corporation

1990104 min5.5 / 10

A high-energy dance film that uses lambada and music to bridge a teacher's secret nightlife with his mission to inspire struggling students, blending romance and feel-good uplift with soap-opera melodrama.

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lambada sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Lambada violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Lambada easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Lambada end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Lambada scary? 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Lambada

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lambada

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lambada, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lambada, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lambada, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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