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Shall We Dance (2004)  link to Shall We Dance on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 288

cover Shall We Dance

IMDb Rating:
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6.1/10 (36037 votes)

Country: USA, 1h 46min

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director(s): Peter Chelsom

Cast: Richard Gere (as John Clark), Jennifer Lopez (as Paulina), Susan Sarandon (as Beverly Clark), Lisa Ann Walter (as Bobbie), Stanley Tucci (as Link)

Medium: Original DVD,

Storyline: John Clark is a middle aged Chicago estate lawyer. He loves his family, which includes his wife Beverly, but their combined busy schedules and getting caught in a rut after two decades of marriage has left him feeling unfulfilled. While taking the el train home every night, he notices the same young, beautiful contemplative woman staring out of one of the windows of Miss Mitzi's Dance Studio, which specializes in ballroom. He is intrigued enough with her beauty and sadness to go in one evening on his way home. He learns that she is Paulina, one of the instructors and a former world class ballroom dancer. Because of her, he signs up for beginner group dance lessons, regardless of them being taught by Miss Mitzi herself, and not Paulina. As time progresses, John gets caught up in the lives of those at Miss Mitzi's: his two fellow classmates - overweight Vern who wants to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, and Chic, who wants to impress the ladies - and two of the studio's ...

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1