Shall We Dance? Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Shall We Dance?

Director: Peter Chelsom

Starring: Jennifer Lopez • Richard Gere • Stanley Tucci • Bobby Canavale • Nick Cannon

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 35 m

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Plot: John Clark is a man with a wonderful job, a charming wife and a loving family, who nevertheless feels that something is missing as he makes his way every day through the city. Each evening on his commute home, John sees a beautiful woman, staring with a lost expression through the window of a dance studio. Haunted by her gaze, John impulsively jumps off the train one night, and sings up for dance lessons, hoping to meet her. At first, it seems like a mistake. His teacher turns out to be not Paulina, but the older Miss Mitzi, and John proves just as clumsy as his equally clueless classmates on the dance-floor. Even worse, when he does not meet Paulina, she icily tells John she hopes he has come to the studio to seriously study dance and not to look for a date. But, as his lessons continue, John falls in love with dancing. Keeping his new obsession fro his family and co-workers, John feverishly trains for Chicago's biggest dance competition. His friendship with Paulina blossoms, as his enthusiasm rekindles her own lost passion for dance. But the more time John spends away from home, the more his wife becomes suspicious. With his secret about to be revealed, John will have to do some fancy footwork to keep his dream going and realize what it is he really yearns for.

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A look at Shall We Dance? behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Peter Chelsom last helmed A Sudden Case of Christmas and Berlin, I Love You. The film's writer Audrey Wells last penned The Hate U Give and A Dog's Purpose.

Dec 2004

Changed Shall We Dance? movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sexual reference, and brief language
Runtime: 1 hr, 35 m
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Language: English

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Shall We Dance? was released in on Friday, October 15 , 2004. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Eulogy, Hair Show and Team America: World Police.