Rent Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
One man's dream becomes another man's destiny in this warm-hearted story about a life-changing chance encounter. Robert Carlyle is Frank Keane, a baker by trade but now a man consumer by grief after his wife dies. Driving his delivery van he comes across a car crash and finds a seriously injured man trapped at the wheel. As he lies dying, Steve Mills (John Goodman) tells Frank that he was on his way to meet a long-lost sweetheart from 40 years ago, and makes him promise to attend the reunion in his place. Reluctantly Frank finds himself drawn into an eccentric and equally lonely group of people at a dance school, from needy instructor Marienne (Mary Steenburgen), to painfully shy Meredith (Marisa Tomei) and jealous Randall (Donnie Wahlberg). Frank soon finds himself swept away by the exhilarating power of dance, and persuades his widowers support group to join the class. Through flashbacks, Steve's story unfolds as Frank learns to overcome his loss and face the future. A power story about broken dreams, overcoming grief and new beginnings. - Actors:
- Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, John Goodman, Elden Henson, Sean Astin, Teresa Johnston, Kellie Parker, Michael Bower, Chance Michael Corbitt, Joshua Horowitz, Philip Perlman, Maria Parkinson, Karlyn Michelson, Camryn Manheim, Octavia Spencer, Ian Abercrombie, Phillip Gott, Allen Walls, Lori Harmon
- Directors:
- Randall Miller
- Producers:
- Robert Bauer, Eileen Craft, Randall Miller, Morris Ruskin, Jody Savin
- Writers:
- Randall Miller, Jody Savin
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
