Rize
2005 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 6.7 · 79% critics
This documentary explores two high-energy street dance styles born in Los Angeles neighborhoods, following crews as they explain how the movements grew into a creative outlet. It presents dance as a positive alternative to violence and everyday hardship, while capturing a raw, fast-growing youth culture.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-01-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (48 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like energetic music documentaries and uplifting stories about art growing from hard circumstances, especially if Dave Chappelle's Block Party or Soul Power appeal to you; Not for you if you want a tightly structured, deeply explanatory documentary.
Pros: electrifying dance energy; inspiring community focus; vivid, emotional experience | Cons: uneven structure; limited context; occasionally shallow exploration
Themes
- dance
- hip-hop
- street gang
- fight
- breakdance
- ghetto
- clowning
- musical
- gang
- los angeles, california
Cast & crew
- CT
Christopher Toler
as Self
- TC
Tommy the Clown
as Self
Miss Prissy
as Self
- DR
Dragon
as Self
Ceasare Willis
as Self
- LN
La Niña
as Self
- LB
Larry Berry
as Self
Kevin Richardson
as Self
- JM
Jassy Marie
as Lil Mama Dancer
Directed by David LaChapelle