High Strung(2016)

PG
Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild language
1h 36m

Release Date: Apr 8, 2016

75%
67%
6.3

Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. Music and dance follow.

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Release Details

Original Release | Apr 8, 2016 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-02-02T03:59:43.486Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$40,708
Total US & Canada:
$53,447
Total International
$2,040,278
Total Worldwide:
$2,093,725

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Director & Top Cast

Michael Damian
Director

Keenan Kampa
Ruby Adams

Nicholas Galitzine
Johnnie Blackwell

Sonoya Mizuno
Jazzy

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States, Romania

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever. — Anonymous Ruby is a dancer who goes to a Performing Arts School in Manhattan. She meets a violinist named Johnnie who performs in the subway. When his attention is distracted his violin is taken. She tries to help him and she learns he is an illegal alien. She learns that there's competition wherein a dancer performs with a string musician and the winner gets scholarship which can get him a student visa. He initially balks at it but later decides to give it a try and he brings in a dance crew he knows to help them. — rcs0411@yahoo.com

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