Raising the Bar

Mar 9, 2017

1h 33m

★ 6.4

Competition at its best!

Overview

16-year-old Kelly quits an elite gymnastics program and moves to Australia. To help out a new friend and show up an old rival she re-enters competitive gymnastics, she'll have to find a way to move forward while making amends with her past.

Genres

Family

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Full Twisting Double Back

Raising the Bar Trailers

Cast

Kelly Johnson

Kelli Berglund

Ashley

Emily Morris

Teacher

Chris Koch

Jordyn Wieber

Judge

David John Clark

Sarah Johnson

Peta Shannon

Nicola

Lili Karamalikis

Jess

Tess Fowler

Pete Johnson

Adam Tuominen

Megan

Isabelle Andary-Geslin

Coach Mel

Caetlyn Collins

Samantha

Rachel D'Sena

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