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Critic Helen O'Hara
rated 6

...the energy and rhythm keep it moving along gracefully.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...Antonio Banderas is reason enough to see the movie. There are some people who by their personal style can make us want to be better.

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Critic Keith Phipps
rated 4

...Banderas looks pretty suave throughout Take The Lead, in which he plays Pierre Dulaine, a real-life ballroom-dancing champion and instructor...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Cast & Crew

Liz Friedlander
Director
Antonio Banderas
As Pierre Dulaine
Alfre Woodard
As Augustine James
John Ortiz
As Mr. Temple
Dante Basco
As Ramos
Lyriq Bent
As Easy

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Take the Lead is a heartwarming dance drama film that follows the story of Pierre Dulaine, a professional ballroom dance instructor who volunteers to teach dance to a group of high school students in New York City. Despite the initial resistance from the students, Pierre uses his unique approach to win them over and teach them the beauty of ballroom dancing. Along the way, he also helps his students overcome their personal struggles and inspires them to reach their full potential. With a talented cast, including Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, and Rob Brown, Take the Lead is a feel-good movie that highlights the power of music and dance to bring people together and transform lives.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Take the Lead include Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, The Magic Flute, Camp Rock, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Hannah Montana: The Movie, The Cheetah Girls: One World.

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Take the Lead was released in theaters on March 17, 2006.