Bring It On

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Bring It On

PG-13

2000

1h 38m

Comedy

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The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen from the Clovers, a hip-hop squad from East Compton, by the Toros' former captain.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the formulaic, fluffy storyline, this movie is surprisingly fun to watch, mostly due to its high energy and how it humorously spoofs cheerleading instead of taking itself too seriously.

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

Aug 15

...both the very beginning and the very end [of the film] really effectively build this kind of really funny, silly mood that I did very much enjoy revisiting...[The film] is just of its time.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Smart, sassy movie, but expect raunchy humor, language.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

07/25/2007

This earnest and arch story -- so fast paced its formulas are wonderfully obscured -- has an adolescent energy and a tempered sexuality, and it's infused with the moral agenda of a warmly didactic sitcom.

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Aisha Harris

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

Aug 15

It really is ahead of its time. I still can't think of another teen movie that at least attempts to do the things that it does with cultural appropriation...they could have gone farther...But overall, Bring It On still bringing it 20 years later.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

01/22/2025

Amid all its convincing choreography and tossing bodies 20 feet into the air, Bring It On rides the line between satire and teenage dramedy. That’s a disastrous liminal space if handled carelessly.

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

10/25/2024

4/5

With its rapid-fire jokes, knowing sense of the absurd and impressive dance routines, this tonally perfect romp will have you cheering - and chuckling - from start to finish.

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David H.

@rivrocks Jun 12

A little silly, a little naughty, and a whole lot of fun.

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Kristofer K

@kbkaizer May 13

Top tier 2000s high school comedy about whitewashing cheerleading routines. Brrr. 👏👏👏 It's cold in here. 👏👏

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Tyler H.

@TCHxo Apr 9

One of my fav movies. Cult classic!!!

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Gordon M.

@gordumb Mar 9

It's a casual fun watch and a relic of its time. There are several problematic moments. Even if they are making fun of it, I think these things could leave a harmful impression on various audiences. Things like body shaming of young girls and handsy male cheerleaders especially stand out to me as very harmful messages. If you can look past that, it's funny how the actors are all delivering their lines.

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Brent G

@bgillett86 Mar 9

I’m not sure if there’s a movie that optimizes the turn of the millennium for teenage films more than Bring It On does. 26 years later, while some of the jokes are cringe and eye roll inducing, most of them still land with the precision of a perfectly executed front handspring, step out, round off, back handspring, step out, round off, back handspring, full-twisting layout. Also, Big Red is an incredibly underrated movie villain.

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Bruce W

@Maverick1926 Dec 24

Just wanted to watch something fun and easy on Christmas Eve evening and this fitted the bill perfectly.

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Synopsis

The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen from the Clovers, a hip-hop squad from East Compton, by the Toros' former captain.

Director: Peyton Reed
Producer: Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss
Screenwriter: Jessica Bendinger
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Beacon Pictures, Beacon Communications
Rating: PG-13 (Sex-Related Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)