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Bring It On
Universal Pictures


8.6

based on 31 reviews
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MPAA RATING: PG for sex-related material and language

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Bradford, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Clare Kramer, Nicole Bilderback, Tsianina Joelson, and Rini Bell

The story of what a student goes through to make it on a cheerleading squad, and how they eventually make it to the national competition.

GENRE(S):	Comedy
WRITTEN BY:	Jessica Bendinger
DIRECTED BY:	Peyton Reed
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: February 13, 2001 Video: February 13, 2001 Theatrical: August 25, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	98 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

The newest, and probably first, true cheerleading movie.

Film.com Sean Means

The most exuberantly funny and smartest teen movie this summer, which is something to cheer about.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Reed's manic direction rarely lets up between show-stopping cheer numbers.

TNT RoughCut Margueritte Pelissier

Jokes, cheerleading and a love story...not a bad way to spend a lazy afternoon.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Clever, slightly edgy fun.

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

An army of rolled abs and their owners give the state of American race relations a beginner's workout.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

It is Ms. Dunst who carries the movie and unifies its disparate elements. She's a terrific comic actress.

Salon.com Charles Taylor

Unexpected late-summer treat.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Engaging, high-spirited tale.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Smart and sassy high school movie that's fun for all ages.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

It's an okay brat movie.

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

It could be worse.

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

A likable, low-budget high school comedy.

Washington Post Rita Kempley

A spoofy paean to cheerfolk that has more bounce per flounce than most tales about teen queens.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Essentially a feature-length commercial for both the growing sport of competitive cheerleading and ESPN2 .

Variety Robert Koehler

Succeeds in displaying the physical drive and demands of cheerleading.

Baltimore Sun Ron Dicker

Doesn't break any ground -- but it looks good in a tight sweater.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The story is as simple as the average football cheer, but the dialogue has amusing echoes of "Clueless," and Dunst and Bradford make a mighty cute couple.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

She's (Dunst) the big reason the film rises above instantly rejectable formula to campy pop.

Slate David Edelstein

Succeeds in dramatizing the resentment and guilt on all sides without just adding to the noise.

Film.com Robert Horton

Enough pep in this picture to make it rise above teen-movie expectations.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Has an adolescent energy and a tempered sexuality.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

A moderately entertaining, mostly inoffensive piece of filmmaking.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

Predictable and surprisingly confusing in its ultimate message.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

A strange mutant beast, half Nickelodeon movie, half R-rated comedy. It's like kids with potty-mouth playing grownup.

Village Voice Jessica Winter

She (Dunst) provides the only major element of Bring It On that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness.

LA Weekly Holly Willis

Starts strong, but then falters.

Chicago Tribune Vicky Edwards

Absurdly unrealistic at times.

Miami Herald Curtis Morgan

A movie of marginal ambition and multiple cute young faces.

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

Jumbled and stupid plot, bad acting and a few predictable gags that fall flat.

Dallas Observer Scott Kelton Jones

It's not until the plot surfaces that Bring It On really begins to suffer.

The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 33 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kyleigh H. gave it a10:
I like this movie. Kirsten Dunst did a excellent job as a high school cheerleader. It's got good choreography, good music, good acting, and pretty good actors and actresses. I give this movie a 10.

nicole gave it a10:
This movie is the best movie, i loved it, im a cheerleader so it was my kind of movie i watch it over and over i cant get enough.

Saer A. gave it an 8:
Smart, Sassy and Funny. I enjoyed this movie as much as I enjoyed Eliza Dushku and Kirsten Dunst.

Lila W. gave it a 0:
Too predictable. It's all blah blah blah The ONLY reason it got so much popularity is probably because Kirsten Dunst stars in it.

Matt L. gave it a 7:
Not bad at all, I had never seen what cheerleading was like (I do not live in the US), and now I know it's much more than just standing next to the crowd, showing your butt... What's more, the fact that Eliza Dushku plays in this movie is... a good motivation to watch it. :)

Nicole T. gave it a 10:
I love this movie!!! I'm a cheerleader so I know what it's like. I think it's the best cheerleading movie I ever seen.

Jon D. gave it a 10:
Very original! go kirsten! love ya!

Bring It On Universal Pictures

Bring It On
Universal Pictures