Strictly Ballroom
1992 · 94 min · Director: Baz Luhrmann
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckly who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"
Emotional fingerprint
Strictly Ballroom (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Smile 30%, Inspiration 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Smile30%
- Inspiration25%
- Love20%
- Humor15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Smile, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Smile, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 42 % | 13 % | 30 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 49 % | 13 % | 41 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 49 % | 19 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Hope | 44 % | 33 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Hope | 41 % | 39 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 39 % | 34 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Hope | 39 % | 26 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 41 % | 19 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 48 % | 18 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 54 % | 28 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 54 % | 38 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 53 % | 40 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Hope | 54 % | 34 % | 44 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 59 % | 20 % | 39 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 65 % | 14 % | 45 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 70 % | 26 % | 60 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 74 % | 51 % | 68 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Hope | 71 % | 59 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Joy | 65 % | 47 % | 25 % | 7 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Fran
Shirley Hastings
Les Kendall
Ken Railings
Tina Sparkle
Wayne Burns
Rico
Ya Ya
Kylie Hastings
Luke
State Finals MC J.J. Silvers
Nathan Starkey
Pam Short
Details
- Directed by
- Baz Luhrmann
- Written by
- Baz Luhrmann, Andrew Bovell, Craig Pearce
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Smile
- Data updated
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