Shall We Dance?

Oct 15, 2004

1h 46m

★ 6.4

Step out of the ordinary.

Overview

A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Miramax

Simon Fields Productions

Shall We Dance? Trailers

Cast

John Clark

Richard Gere

Paulina

Jennifer Lopez

Beverly Clark

Susan Sarandon

Link

Stanley Tucci

Bobbie

Lisa Ann Walter

Miss Mitzi

Anita Gillette

Chic

Bobby Cannavale

Vern

Omar Benson Miller

Jenna Clark

Tamara Hope

Evan Clark

Stark Sands

Devine

Richard Jenkins

Scott

Nick Cannon

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