Battle Of The Year-Kids Movie Review

”The Team, The Team, The Team,” that’s a well known phrase from The University of Michigan’s former football coach, Bo Schembechler, and it’s also the primary focus and belief of Coach Blake (Josh Holloway). Battle of the Year is a sports drama, not about the traditional sports such as football, basketball or hockey; this is about b-boying, also known as breakdancing. Though b-boying originated in the USA in 1970, teams from South Korea, France, Germany and Russia have dominated the sport. In this fictional story, we see how Coach Blake assembles a team of the best dancers in America, and takes them to compete in France, where they can hopefully win the battle and bring home the trophy.

Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: December 10, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate
Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Talking Points:

There are wonderful messages about working together and being a team player. The coach focused on the team’s success, not any individual’s success.

As in most sports movies, the coach had some great inspirational quotes, to name a few; “change how you think, change your life,” “act like champions, be champions.” and “success is a choice.”

The movie was a little corny in parts, however the dancing was amazing, which most kids and adults will enjoy.

Sexual Content: Mild

• When the boys first meet their female choreographer, they make suggestive comments. One guy mentions getting a massage from her, another guy wants her to rub his thighs.

Violent Content: Mild

• Two of the guys on the team get into a fight with one another.
• The guys on the team get into a fight at a bar in France when a  local punches one of their teammates.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• The f-word was used once,. We also heard “d–n,” “a–” “sh-t,” and “b–ch,” throughout the film.

Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate

• The coach had a drinking problem; sneaking his whiskey whenever possible.
• We see the team members drinking at bars.

Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Overall Battle Of The Year is an entertaining film that most pre-teens and teens will enjoy. Parents need to be aware of the moderate profane language throughout the film.

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