

Strictly Ballroom
A life lived in fear... is a life half lived.
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $33.9M
- Language
- Spanish
- dance
- husband wife relationship
- dancer
- parent child relationship
- transformation
- dance competition
- revelation
- musical
- based on play or musical
- partner
- flashback
- ballroom dancing
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePGNew York Film Festival26 Sept 1992
- TheatricalPG12 Feb 1993
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG16 Oct 1992
- PhysicalPGDVD28 Jan 2002
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray23 Jan 2008
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray (re-issue)7 Nov 2011
- Theatrical12ARe-release12 Jun 2026
- Physical12Visions Home Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray27 Jul 2026
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG20 Aug 1992
CanadaCA
- TheatricalG21 Aug 1992
BrazilBR
- TheatricalLivre12 Feb 1993
- TVL9 Jul 2002
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+11 Jun 1993
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical25 Dec 1992
- Physical15DVD31 Dec 2009
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival10 May 1992
GermanyDE
- Theatrical05 Nov 1992
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1215 Oct 1992
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1213 Aug 1993
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1531 Oct 1992
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Strictly Ballroom was released on 20 August 1992.
Audience reviews
3- R8/10
r96sk
5/4/2021
Part 1 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: <em>'Strictly Ballroom'</em>. Entertaining! It's as if <em>'Dirty Dancing'</em> and <em>'Blades of Glory'</em> had a baby. The comedic parts work better than the more romantic parts, but all in all it's an enjoyable watch - even for someone who holds no interest in dance. It's also extremely predictable, but that doesn't trouble the film one bit. Debutants, like Luh…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/24/2023
Rarely can one movie be credited with resurrecting an entire genre of programming, but this one certainly reinvigorated media - and participatory - interest in the reputationally staid pursuit of ballroom dancing. The young, accomplished and handsome "Scott" (Paul Mercurio) is determined to get to the top and to do it his way. He is not content to stick with the status quo as defined by the ageing committee led by th…
- F7/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
3/11/2024
**A film that remains fresh and enjoyable, even if the plot suffers from irritating clichés and other problems.** Dance is one of those arts that is occasionally portrayed in cinema, and this film is reasonably similar to others that focus on ballroom dancing and major dance competitions (I'm thinking of the most obvious example, “Shall We Dance”, but there are others). Directed by Baz Luhrmann, it is one of the l…
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