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The American (2023) · Cineora

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A JAMES NAPIER ROBERTSON FILM

The American

20231h 50mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.0/ 10 · 11.4K votes

STEPS TO GREATNESS TAKE YOU TO THE EDGE.

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.

Inspiring
Bittersweet
Ambition
True story
Cultural identity

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for teens and talking about after.

DirectorJames Napier Robertson

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.8 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Talia RyderJoy Womack

Diane KrugerTatiyana Volkova

Oleg IvenkoNikolay Lebedev

Natasha AldersladeEleanor Womak

Natalia OsipovaNatalia Osipova

Charlotte UbbenDiana Ava Maria

Borys SzycAndrei Vadys

Tomasz KotVitaliy Ivanov

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