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2002
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2892
- IMDb #4609
- Rotten Tomatoes #1998
- Metacritic #2918
- Letterboxd #3207
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1973
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2554
- Metacritic Critics #2169
- Metacritic Audience #4025
- Criticker #3655
- Douban #986
- Kinopoisk #2024
- Trakt #2813
Every rating
27–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 27, highest is Google on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A talented but cocky street drummer from Harlem earns a scholarship to a prestigious Southern university. He must adapt to the school's strict marching band rules and clashes with the band's leader. He learns about teamwork and discipline while helping his band prepare for the ultimate showdown: a nationally televised battle of the bands.
Details
- Director
- Charles Stone III
- Writers
- Shawn Schepps, Tina Gordon
- Released
- 13 December 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $57.6M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Black Reel Awards 2003 | Best Breakthrough Performance, Viewer's Choice | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2003 | Best Director (Theatrical) | Charles Stone III | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 2003 | Best Kiss | Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 2003 | Breakthrough Male Performance | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2003 | Best Sound Editing in a Feature (Music/Musical) | Bunny Andrews, Mick Gormaley, Nicholas Meyers, Lee Scott | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2003 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2003 | Overlooked Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| Teen Choice Awards 2003 | Choice Movie, Drama/Action Adventure | Nominee |
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Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor, Drama/Action Adventure | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Breakout Star, Male | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
| Choice Movie, Drama/Action Adventure | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance, Viewer's Choice | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
| Best Director (Theatrical) | Charles Stone III | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Kiss | Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Male Performance | Nick Cannon | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in a Feature (Music/Musical) | Bunny Andrews, Mick Gormaley, Nicholas Meyers, Lee Scott | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Overlooked Film of the Year | Nominee |