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Battle of the Year

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
9.8K
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Battle of the Year (2013)
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans havenÂ’t won in fifteen years.
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Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the... Read allBattle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.

  • Director
    • Benson Lee
  • Writers
    • Brin Hill
    • Chris Parker
    • Benson Lee
  • Stars
    • Josh Holloway
    • Laz Alonso
    • Josh Peck
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    9.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Benson Lee
    • Writers
      • Brin Hill
      • Chris Parker
      • Benson Lee
    • Stars
      • Josh Holloway
      • Laz Alonso
      • Josh Peck
    • 34User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos16

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    Trailer 2:19
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    Trailer 1:03
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    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Clip 1:25
    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Clip 0:54
    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Clip 0:52
    Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    Battle Of The Year: Dance
    Clip 1:38
    Battle Of The Year: Dance

    Photos26

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    Josh Holloway
    Josh Holloway
    • Jason Blake
    Laz Alonso
    Laz Alonso
    • Dante Graham
    Josh Peck
    Josh Peck
    • Franklyn
    Caity Lotz
    Caity Lotz
    • Stacy
    Chris Brown
    Chris Brown
    • Rooster
    Ivan 'Flipz' Velez
    Ivan 'Flipz' Velez
    • Flipz
    • (as Flipz)
    Jon 'Do Knock' Cruz
    • Do Knock
    • (as Jon Do Knock Cruz)
    Anis Cheurfa
    • Anis
    Jesse 'Casper' Brown
    • Rebel
    • (as Jesse Casper Brown)
    David Shreibman
    David Shreibman
    • Kid
    • (as Kid David)
    Sawandi Wilson
    Sawandi Wilson
    • Sniper
    Richard Maguire
    • Lil Adonis
    Steve Terada
    Steve Terada
    • Sight
    Luis Rosado
    Luis Rosado
    • Bambino
    Joshua Lee Ayers
    Joshua Lee Ayers
    • Mayhem
    • (as Joshua Lee 'Milky' Ayers)
    Sammy Soto
    Sammy Soto
    • Samo
    Richie 'Abstrak' Soto
    • Abbstarr
    Gil Brace-Wessel
    • Gillatine
    • Director
      • Benson Lee
    • Writers
      • Brin Hill
      • Chris Parker
      • Benson Lee
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews34

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    4KineticSeoul

    It was aiight, it's watchable

    I thought this movie was aiight, wasn't one of the top dance movies I seen, but it was entertaining to a degree. The plot is about a group of B-boy dancers that is striving for the opportunity to leave a mark by entering a world wide B-boy competition. I though it was cool to see a rebellious and dysfunctional group of people become a team. However the development wasn't all that great and the acting just wasn't up there. The most disappointing part of this movie is the final battle dance off, which I thought was lacking. It was more entertaining to watch the team battle among each other than actually become a team and battle their opponents. I personally think this was a missed opportunity that could have been more. Plus everything is just super predictable and nothing really made me go *wow* or anything like that. And it's not because it plays on that bringing up of a dysfunctional team once again, except in B-boy form.

    4/10
    3Ahsenb

    Such a Disappointment

    This is my first review to IMDb, all the time I had thought that my first one would be about whether an amazing movie or the worst. And beyond any doubt, this is one of the worsts I've ever watched. I've been waiting for a long time to watch this movie and still can't believe it was such a terrible movie. I am as sick as a parrot. It was waste of time, literally it was. I wanted to watch this movie especially for Josh Holloway but even he has no special acting. There is nothing special about this movie at all, may be except the results of the competition but it was not enough. Acting was not good, dancing was bad and the music was not good too.

    It was completely a disappointment for me. I gave 3 points, just because I thought that at least I watched it from the beginning to the end. I try not to see the glass as half empty.

    To sum up, if you really don't want to waste your time, don't watch this movie guys.
    2piyush_techno

    Don't waste your time on this one!

    Well, what can I say, you reading this review will be a better usage of time than watching this disaster. A film which adds no value to your motivation factor, it didn't even motivated me to pump a muscle. The choreography was good but the cinematography took the fun away from it. The dialogs were unsynchronized and looked forceful as if the actors lost interest in the middle. Abrupt ending with stupid scenes which have no connection with the movie, throwing love and family angles just to touch every heart(FAIL!), quickly ending the BATTLE which was deemed to be the most important and much awaited part of the movie and below par acting of almost all the actors, makes BATTLE OF THE YEAR *THE WORST MOVIE OF 2013* I watched so far. A complete PONZI scheme. Save your time, money and effort. Stay away from this one. (Yes, Its nothing like STEP UP)
    1Plutos_Charm

    Horrible :-)

    I have never been happy to see a movie flop than I am at this one. This movie is the hugest pile of garbage I ever witnessed -- and I sat through Chernobyl Diaries. Don't waste your time watching this crap, let alone your money.

    I watched some of it online for the dancing but even that was trash. The acting is poor. Chris Brown and everyone else try so hard to be the "cool guy" or "sensitive jock" archetype, but, instead they look like a bunch of amateurs that turned an already bad script into just another teen drama bullshit story with 90s music, shaky cameras, and scenes that have no substance but push the plot forward. Not to mention the fact that dance movies weren't really ever good, but have been increasingly bad starting from You Got Served. Don't bother with this (not like I expect anyone to, anyway). Hopefully Chris brown will learn from this and stick to was he's known for; making music and beating women...better yet, hopefully he'll decide to leave fame all together. 1/10
    8mmbrown448

    Create your own opinion

    I have a belief that every movie should be watched at least once. After seeing some reviews throughout multiple sites that this movie was not that great, and just gave terrible reviews I went out and rented from Redbox to see. I was at the edge of my seat, waiting to see what happen next. Enjoyed the story, enjoyed the cast. It wasn't your typical dance movie, "You got serve" or "Step up" it took what was there and expanded with an additional idea, let's make a new Dream Crew with the best of the best. This movie deserves to be watched and given the chance.

    On a side not, some reviews complained about Chris Brown and his acting in this movie, well he did that in this movie by acting. If his personal character is to be attack, I believe that that is a different review, the overall moral of a lot of people that get TV time should be in check. I don't know Chris Brown personally but he is a persona, a entertainer and everything that he is paid to do is that.

    Just give it a chance and make your own opinion

    Thanks

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    • Trivia
      Chris Brown & Laz Alonso both played in the movie "Stomp The Yard" but had no scenes together.
    • Quotes

      Jason Blake: You a B-Boy?

      Franklyn: No, I wish. My people were not exactly, um, chosen when it comes to breaking.

      Jason Blake: What do you mean, your people?

      Franklyn: Jews. We're rhythmically challenged. We're stripped of our swag at the circumcision.

      Jason Blake: Ahh...

      Franklyn: I've made my peace with it.

    • Connections
      Features Planet B-Boy (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Free Falling
      Written by Ryan Buendia

      Performed by The Bangerz

      Courtesy of JBWKZ Records

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Contrafilm
      • Screen Gems
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,888,355
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,603,177
      • Sep 22, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,549,477
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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