Drumline (2002)
Half time is game time.
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Drumline rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6/10· 37K votes
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic63%
TMDb6.906/10· 564 votesWith 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Drumline
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
Cast of Drumline
Nick Cannon
as Devon Miles
Zoe Saldaña
as Laila
Orlando Jones
as Dr. Lee
Leonard Roberts
as Sean Taylor
GQ
as Jayson
Jason Weaver
as Ernest
Earl Poitier
as Charles
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Candace Carey
as Diedre
Shay Roundtree
as Big Rob
Miguel A. Gaetan
as Trey
J. Anthony Brown
as Mr. Wade
Afemo Omilami
as President Wagner
Drumline facts
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $57.6M
- Collection
- Drumline Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Music drama showcases percussion performance artistry and spectacle
- •Comedy timing balances humor with sorority fraternity college dynamics
- •Romance subplot complements ambitious musician coming-of-age narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Formulaic college drama follows predictable friendship and romance arcs
- •Music performance sequences occasionally interrupt dramatic narrative momentum
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