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The Dancer Upstairs

2003·2h 12m·R
DramaCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
7,224 votes
Metascore
64
Metacritic

A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

The Dancer Upstairs is a 2003 drama crime movie directed by John Malkovich, starring Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 7,224 votes and runs 2h 12m.

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Director
John Malkovich
Stars
Javier Bardem
Juan Diego Botto
Laura Morante
Elvira Mínguez
Creators
Nicholas Shakespeare
Details
2003-05-23
132 min
Movie
R
★ Spain, United States
★ English, Quechua, Spanish
Keywords
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