High Strung
2016 · Movie · PG · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · 62% critics
A street musician with a hip-hop edge and a classically trained dancer on scholarship cross paths in New York and feel an instant pull. With help from a dance crew, they try to blend their very different styles while training for a high-stakes competition that could open doors for both of them.
Also known as High Runaways
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-04-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (941 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a upbeat, PG-friendly mix of romance, dance battles, and live music with a “Fame” vibe; Not for you if you need a plot-first story or big surprises like StreetDance 2.
Pros: energetic dance numbers; catchy violin-driven music; feel-good vibe | Cons: predictable story beats; thin character depth; some scenes feel fake
Themes
- dance
- violin
- ballet
- leotard
Cast & crew
Keenan Kampa
as Ruby
Nicholas Galitzine
as Johnnie
Sonoya Mizuno
as Jazzy
Jane Seymour
as Oksana
Richard Southgate
as Kyle
Paul Freeman
as Kramrovsky
- MM
Marcus Emanuel Mitchell
as Hayward Jones III
Maia Morgenstern
as Markova
Anabel Kutay
as April
- JS
John Silver
as Krispy
Directed by Michael Damian