Synopsis
In the film You Don't Need Feet to Dance, African immigrant Sidiki Conde, having lost the use of his legs to polio at fourteen, balances his career as a performing artist with the almost insurmountable obstacles of life in New York City, from his fifth-floor walk up apartment in the East village, down the stairs with his hands and navigating in his wheelchair through Manhattan onto buses and into the subway. Sidiki struggles to cope with his disability and to earn a decent living, but he still manages to teach workshops for disabled kids, busk on the street, rehearse with his musical group, bicycle with his hands, and prepare for a baby naming ceremony, where he plays djembe drums, sings, and dances on his hands.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
0.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.0%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uplifting, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
upliftingcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes15
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2013 | $1,719 | $2,314 |
| International | 2013 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2013 | $1,719 | $2,314 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2013 | $860 | $1,157 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2013 | $31,000 | $41,737 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2013 | $18,000 | $24,234 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2013 | $40,000 | $53,854 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2013 | $103,000 | $138,674 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2013 | $65,700 | $88,455 |
| Total Revenues | 2013 | $258,560 | $348,112 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2013 | $219,000 (est) | $294,851 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2013 | $80,000 (est) | $107,708 (est) |
| Participations | 2013 | $5,000 | $6,732 |
| Residuals ? | 2013 | $14,000 | $18,849 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2013 | $43,800 | $58,970 |
| Total Expenses | 2013 | $361,800 | $487,110 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2013 | $-103,240 | $-138,998 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $74,000, BluRay $29,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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