Drumline
“Half time is game time.”
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
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2 films
Cast
23 people
Nick Cannon
Devon Miles
Known for
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Monster House
Zoe Saldaña
Laila
Known for
Avatar
Guardians of the Galaxy
Orlando Jones
Dr. Lee
Known for
Sleepy Hollow
Evolution
Leonard Roberts
Sean Taylor
Known for
Heroes
American Crime Story
GQ
Jayson
Known for
Taxi
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Jason Weaver
Ernest
Known for
The Chi
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Earl Poitier
Charles
Known for
Remember the Titans
The Singing Detective
Candace Carey
Diedre
Also in
The Evil One
Band of the Hand
Shay Roundtree
Big Rob
Also in
Kingpin
The Way Back
Miguel A. Gaetan
Trey
Also in
Them
The Resident
J. Anthony Brown
Mr. Wade
Known for
xXx: State of the Union
Mr. 3000
Afemo Omilami
President Wagner
Known for
True Detective
The Good Lie
Charles Stone III Director · Shawn Schepps Screenplay Tina Gordon Screenplay
Worldwide gross $58M · Budget $20M · United States release December 13, 2002
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$57,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Wendy Finerman Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 7, 2002
Premiere · Urbanworld Film Festival
United States · December 13, 2002
Theatrical
Argentina
August 6, 2003 · Digital
Australia
January 22, 2003 · Physical
February 12, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
January 22, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
December 13, 2002 · Theatrical
France
August 11, 2004 · Physical
Germany
March 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
December 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
May 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
October 8, 2003 · Digital
Italy
March 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Japan
April 10, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Mexico
July 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 6, 2003 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
Norway
January 7, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
November 12, 2003 · Limited theatrical
Romania
December 13, 2002 · Premiere
South Korea
April 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 24, 2006 · TV
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