Breaking Brooklyn

May 25, 2018

1h 37m

★ 7.8

On the streets of Brooklyn, a star is born

Overview

A 12 year old boy with a passion for dance and his brother are rescued from the streets by an old showman who takes them to live with his estranged former dancing partner/brother.

Genres

Drama

Family

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Opposite Field Pictures

Take 3 Productions

1991 Broadway Theatre Group

Breaking Brooklyn Trailers

Cast

Aaron

Colin Critchley

Albee Davis

Nathan Kress

Faith Bryant

Madeleine Mantock

Greg Bryant

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Miles Bryant

Louis Gossett Jr.

Comtemporary Dancer

Kalani Hilliker

Randy

Brian Tarantina

Corey

Chris Petrovski

Diego

Manny Ureña

Castro

Gabriel Sloyer

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0.0

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7.1

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7.3

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6.1

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6.0

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No overview available.

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