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Michelle Johnston has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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2022
Thriller · Drama
A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
Dir. Michelle Johnston · With Sofia Carson, Thomas Law, Jennifer Tilly
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Finley Tremaine, a small-town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and capture the attention of handsome lead actor Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy “Huck,” Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings?
Dir. Michelle Johnston · With Bailee Madison, Michael Evans Behling, April Telek
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Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.
Dir. Michelle Johnston · With Laura Marano, Gregg Sulkin, Isabella Gómez
A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Naomi Watts, Colton Gobbo, Sierra Maltby
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.
Dir. Richard Attenborough · With Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Terrence Mann
