A Harlem street drummer gets into an imaginary Atlanta A&T University and starts competing with the leader of drum society of the school. He strives to fit in this peculiar world but soon gets to know that he might need something more than talent to flourish and reach new heights.
9 August 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 December 1974, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
18 November 1975, Muncie, Indiana, USA
10 April 1968, Mobile, Alabama, USA
17 November 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
22 December 1975, Decatur, Georgia, USA
29 August 1974, New Jersey, USA
1966, Lynwood, California, USA
8 October 1980, San Diego, California, USA
14 August 1982, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
20 April 1981, Marietta, Georgia, USA
19 November 1981, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1 October 1976, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
6 February 1976, Chicago, Illinois, USA
December 22, 2010
Outstanding cast, great message, strong language.
December 17, 2002
Offers little that's surprising or groundbreaking, but, because the script is smart enough not to insult us and to develop a group of interesting characters, the act of watching the film is an entertaining experience rather than a tedious exercise.
December 16, 2002
I love that we get into this world of marching bands. We barely see any football players -- we see the top of their helmets as they're getting out of the way.
January 10, 2003
Charles Stone III is a craftsman with brains and taste, an instinctive sense of where to put the camera and the discipline not to belabor scenes.
December 13, 2002
[Has] an abundance of heart and humor.
February 06, 2009
Director Charles Stone III, once again takes on overly familiar material and gives it an enthusiastic spin.
February 01, 2009
A most unusual musical...Learning something from his subject, Stone gives the picture a snappy rhythm. [Blu-ray]
April 29, 2009
It's a shame films of this ilk don't make it into theaters often.
September 25, 2010
True bandos can see themselves in this exuberant, charismatic and lovingly accurate college marching-band movie that faked no flavor while staying in step with themes of instruction, character and respect.
August 01, 2003
...though the movie does overstay its welcome, it's never boring and the majority of the music is infectiously catchy...
December 23, 2002
A superlative B movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing.
December 13, 2002
Drumline sags a little toward the middle ... But the final showdown is a skills-'n'-style spectacular that feels like vibrant outtake from a highly choreographed civil war.
