Sidelined: The QB and Me

"Prepare to catch feelings."

2025 1h 39m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 269

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving football star, Drayton, crashes into her life with a unique story of his own. Will the two of them be able to grow into their dreams together, or will their dreams be sidelined?

“Prepare to catch feelings.”

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Cast

Siena Agudong
Dallas Bryan
Noah Beck
Drayton Lahey
Drew Ray Tanner
Nathan Bryan
James Van Der Beek
Leroy Lahey
Deborah Cox
Miss Alicia
Asia Lizardo
Gabby
Jake Foy
Mr. Justin Douglas
Jason Fernandes
Josh Lahey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Justin Wu
Writers: Mary Gulino, Crystal Ferreiro
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released last year.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sidelined: The QB and Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Justin Wu, shot by Mark Chow. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nikhil Seetharam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maureen Grant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Siena Agudong and Noah Beck and Drew Ray Tanner carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prepare to catch feelings.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt19704542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Justin Wu directs. Mark Chow behind the camera. Nikhil Seetharam scores. Maureen Grant cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Released last year.
2Part of the "Sidelined: The QB and Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Justin Wu, shot by Mark Chow. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nikhil Seetharam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maureen Grant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Siena Agudong and Noah Beck and Drew Ray Tanner carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Prepare to catch feelings.".
8IMDB entry: tt19704542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Chow
Original score: Nikhil Seetharam
Editing: Maureen Grant
Production design: Cheryl Marion
Costume design: Lucy Wong
Makeup / hair: Teia Dumaresq
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Sidelined: The QB and Me (2025)

Part of

Sidelined: The QB and Me Collection

A made for streaming film series based on Tay Marley's Wattpad novel series about an aspiring studious dancer who falls for the high school star quarterback.

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HitlerMalphite2026-03-14
★ 2/10
Closer was a masterpiece in the way it showed us a new way for exposition to happen: in the most boring way possible, followed by clumsly delivered dialogue by the two main actors. The only saving grace is the sheer presence of Nathan on screen. The raw sexual energy that this young gay hispanic male created with the male teacher whose name I can't remember (spoilers), is a testament to his ability to embody the role, and to go further and beyond for it (apparently the actor trained with multiple partners in preparation for the shot!). I would like to thank Drew Ray Tanner for making this experience a pleasant ride.

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