Breakin' (Breakdance: The Movie)

Breakin' (Breakdance: The Movie) (1984)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (8,748 ratings)

The first major breakdancing film, Breakin' stars Lucinda Dickey as a dancing student who dislikes the hidebound regimen of her demanding teacher. She breaks free from terpischorean tradition when she befriends a bunch of street kids devoted to breakdancing. Within a year of its release, Breakin'… More

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PG, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Joel Silberg
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
In Theaters
May 4, 1984 Wide
On DVD
Aug 5, 2003
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Ruim a ponto de ser divertido, é um produto típico dos anos 80; uma verdadeira cápsula do tempo. Que, diga-se de passagem, jamais deveria ser aberta.

  • David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

    Breakdancing was a man-made scourge, and Breakin' is the price we had to pay for our arrogance.

  • Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News

    When I was ten, I thought it was the coolest movie I'd ever seen.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Robert C


    Gloriously bad, but meant to be cutting edge. Good times.

  • Dean M


    The dancing scenes are wonderful but as a whole, this is pretty lane.

  • Megan S


    Cute 80's movie. Go leg warmers and spandex! Look out for Jean-Claude Van Dam's first ever on-screen appearance!

  • Leo L


    A movie from my childhood. Love it!!

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