Miami dancers ignite a movement against corporate development, finding love and rhythm in the resistance.
Feel-good and uplifting. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Tubi (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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