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Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

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Battle of the Year

"The World is watching"

2013

1h 50m

6.8(364 votes)

Music

Drama

Overview

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Josh Holloway

Josh Holloway

Jason Blake

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Dante

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Franklyn

Caity Lotz

Caity Lotz

Stacy

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Rooster

Ivan 'Flipz' Velez

Ivan 'Flipz' Velez

Flipz

Terrence J

Terrence J

Terrence J

Sway Calloway

Sway Calloway

Sway Calloway

Demetrius Grosse

Demetrius Grosse

Scott

Steve Terada

Steve Terada

Sight

Creative team

Directed by: Benson Lee
Written by: Brin Hill
Chris Parker
Produced by: Tripp Vinson
Beau Flynn

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