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Musical Chairs (2012) [PG-13]

Featuring:
Leah Pipes, E.J. Bonilla, Priscilla Lopez

Written by:
Marty Madden

Directed by:
Susan Seidelman


Release Date:
March 23, 2012

Original Title:
Musical Chairs

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Active Fox Productions
JMC Independent Productions
The Film Community

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG-13 

Runtime: 102

Everybody dances to their own beat.

Overview from TheMovieDB

When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest.

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Overview from Open Movies

A romantic tale of two New Yorkers, Armando Ortiz, from the Bronx, and Mia Franklin, from the Upper East Side, and their unlikely meeting. The story tells how the two of them come together through their love of ballroom dancing. Mia is a beautiful and vivacious professional dancer. Armando works at the midtown Manhattan dance studio in exchange for lessons and fantasizes of a time when he will dance with Mia. But a tragic accident forever changes Mia's life. True to his heart, Armando dedicates himself, along with a group of colorful misfits, to help Mia overcome her painful challenges and dance once more.

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Musical Chairs (2012) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 37%
Metacritic 46/100
Awards Won: 6 wins & 1 nomination

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Production

Casting:
Stephen Vincent
Sig De Miguel

Director:
Susan Seidelman

Director of Photography:
Stephen Kazmierski

Editor:
Keiko Deguchi

Original Music Composer:
Mario Grigorov

Producer:
Janet Carrus
Joey Dedio

Production Design:
Susan Block

Writer:
Marty Madden

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