A big-city teenager shakes up a small town's no-dancing rules, sparking romance and feel-good rebellion.
Uplifting and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on AMC+, Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
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When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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