The American (2023)

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Steps to greatness take you to the edge.

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.

Released: 2023-11-02
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 50m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 100 votes

Directed by James Napier Robertson.

Top cast

Talia Ryder as Joy Womack
Diane Kruger as Tatiyana Volkova
Oleg Ivenko as Nikolay Lebedev
Natasha Alderslade as Eleanor Womak
Natalia Osipova as Natalia Osipova
Charlotte Ubben
Borys Szyc as Andrei Vadys
Tomasz Kot as Vitaliy Ivanov
Karolina Gruszka as Valeriya Lebedev
Martin Hugh Henley as Clay Womack

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Where to watch The American

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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