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Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Mario, Drew Sidora, Heavy D ... see more see more... , Damaine Radcliff , De'Shawn Washington , Josh Henderson , Deirdre Lovejoy , Alyson Stoner , Rachel Griffiths , Tim Lacatena , Jane Beard , Richard Pelzman , Carlyncia Peck , Ryan Sands , DeLeon Howell , Dominique Boyd , Rana Poindexter , Angelica Huesca , Franjk Ferrera , Frank Herzog , Natalie Steinberg , Jamie Scott , Isaiah Washington , Jiehae Park , Sheila Cutchlow , John Leslie Wolfe , Karim Fawzy , Tom Quinn , Shiloh Monaco , Sophie Jeanne , Robyn Norris , Jeannie Ortega , Damien Escobar , Tourie Escobar , Jeremiah Griffin , Caitlin Kinney , Kevin Eugene Green , Javes Wiggins , Steve E. Carter , Donald Rheubottom , Donald Waugh , Michael Seresin , Larissa Rotnitskaya , Simon Longmore , Leigh Bender , Rachel Dickey , Brett Frankel , Mehran Hag , Rachel Halden , Erick Heckert , Caleb Jones , Veronica Keszthulyi , Chris Liu , Sean Nikel , Wes Wise , Eli Worth , Oscar Campisi , Adrienne Canterna , Tara Ghassimieh , Nikkia Parish , Ryan Rankine , Casey Lee Ross , Emily Bicks , Whitney Brown , Ashley Canterna , Sara Cato , Caitlin Gold , Shalyce Hemby , Stephanie Jingle , Rebecca Mejia , Joshua Schulteis , Anthony M. Carr , Laura Edwards , Samantha Frampton , Adam Gericke , Antonio Hudnell , Julie Nelson , Samantha Zweben , Mitch Cohn , Jonathan Finlayfon , Daniel Jones , Corey King , Jermaine Parrish , Steven Rodriguez , William Dontay Spence , Clarence Ward , Derek Brown , Shawn Michelle Cosby , Melissa Emrico , Charles Hawkins , Adam Shankman , Andrew Johnson , Christina Jennings , Zachary Woodlee , Jamal Sims , Sabrina Furr , George Hubela , Joseph Nontanovan , Jameson Perry , Ashley Phipps , Denise Piane , Sarah Satow , Taylor Walker , Michael Uriarte , John Alix , Mark Fangmeyer , Kellie Corbett , Sherray Gibson , Lance Guillermo , Monica Warr , Roddy Carter

An aspiring ballerina from a wealthy family learns some lessons about both dancing and life from a roughneck with soul in this teen drama. Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) grew up on the wrong side of the ... read more read more...tracks in a rough section of Baltimore, and has been in and out of trouble with the law most of his life. Finding himself before the judge yet again, Tyler is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, and he ends up mopping floors at the Maryland School of the Arts. Tyler catches the eye of Nora (Jenna Dewan), a gifted ballet student who is trying to incorporate hip-hop moves into her classical routines. None of Nora's fellow students seem to be on the same page as her, but Tyler is a talented street dancer with strength, moves, and enthusiasm. Despite the misgivings of the school's administrators, Nora persuades Tyler to team up with her for a major class project. Tyler gains a new self-respect as he gives in to the discipline of the dance academy, but he wonders if this new opportunity means turning his back on who he really is. Matters become all the more complicated when Tyler and Nora realize they're falling in love. Step Up was the first directorial credit for choreographer Anne Fletcher, who designed dance routines for the films Bring It On, She's All That, and Boogie Nights. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Anne Fletcher

Release Date: August 11, 2006

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  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
    fb729949618
    Predictable, but an alright movie.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    The best Step Up! Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are perfect together and the dancing scenes are incredible.
  • LWOODS04
    June 6, 2011
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Channing Tatum, Rachel Griffiths, Jenna Dewan, Mario, Drew Sidora, Heavy D, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington, Jeannie Ortega

    Director: Anne Fletcher

    Summary: Sentenced to a stretch of community service at a prestigious school for the arts, streetwise troublemak... read moreer Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) unexpectedly discovers his natural talent for dance when he pairs with one of the academy's ballerinas. Jenna Dewan, Mario, Drew Sidora, Heavy D, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington and Rachel Griffiths co-star in leading choreographer Anne Fletcher's dance-filled directorial debut.

    My Thoughts: "Really good dance flick.. didn't mind watching Channing Tatum strut his stuff and break a sweat... lol.. But the dancing was hot and I liked how they mixed it all up.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    January 22, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Saw it again!!! Great dance moves movie. Good story.

    Tyler Gage (channing tatum) is from the wrong side of the tracks, caught up in a world of drugs,violence and crime.

    After leaving a party Tyler and his two friends end up outside the Maryland school of the arts they break in ... read moreand find themselves in the theater where they destroy the set. the boys are busted by a rent a cop and he grabs Mac, Tyler tackles the cop telling mac and skinny to run and is taken to court the next day he is made to serve community service at the scene of the crime.

    Nora Clark a senior dancer at the school is work hard for her final show piece on which she is basing all her dreams of being accepted into a dance company. When her partner break his leg in a accident, Tyler steps in temporarily.

    While learning with Nora, Tyler starts changing his perspective of life and becomes a little more serious about his future. He requests the School's director to let him join as a student. But she tells when he proves that he is dedicated, she will consider his request then.

    Tyler suggests new line to the show piece and both Nora and himself choreograph a fusion of Ballet and Hip Hop. When Nora's old partner Andrew returns, Tyler storms out angrily accusing Nora of using him as a replacement. Andrew unable to pick up Hip Hop, leaves Nora partner-less. Nora choreographs another sequence without a partner.

    When Tyler and Mac are in a club Skinny steals a car from their rival gang and gets shot and dies. Tyler decides to do the show piece with Nora. He goes backstage and convinces a reluctant Nora to change the sequence back to the one they composed together. They both deliver a spectacular performance landing Nora a place in a dance company. The school director accepts Tyler as a student.
  • fb733768972
    August 10, 2010
    fb733768972
    A pretty bad dance film that focusses too much on ballet! With very limited dancing and too much drama, this movie fails to deliver on much!
  • 3niR
    May 31, 2010
    3niR
    The dance at the end was awesome.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    October 27, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    like many other dance movies but still really good and entertaining and a good storyline and awesome dance moves!
  • TomBowler
    August 1, 2009
    TomBowler
    shallow acting + average dancing = average movie
  • aliceinpunderland
    June 22, 2009
    aliceinpunderland
    Pretty basic guy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks-makes-something-of-himself-through-dance story. Channing Tatum is surprisingly an awesome street dancer, but I would have to say Save the Last Dance is edgier and deeper with the socio-racial issues.
  • kiriyamakazou
    December 19, 2008
    kiriyamakazou
    More dance movie shenanigans. Same plot, same twists, same everything. A young rich girl dance student and a poor urban punk have some moves to teach each other. Both emotionally and rhythmically. The dance routines are actually well filmed and performed so in that regard it is s... read moreuccessful. The performances are also not too bad despite the tripe they have to spew out. If you like your films basic, entertaining and challengeless then you make like this.

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Critic Reviews

Bill Gallo
August 15, 2006
Bill Gallo, Village Voice

Fletcher ably blends ballet and hip-hop, but the filming itself is often clumsy, and Tatum's relentless African American impersonation quickly wears out its welcome. Full Review

Scott Bowles
August 12, 2006
Scott Bowles, USA Today

For a movie about dancing, Step Up is pretty clumsy on its feet. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
August 12, 2006
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

A lot of movies are derivative. What makes Step Up particularly dispiriting is that it has almost nothing fresh to add. Full Review

Roger Moore
August 12, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's almost as wrong-headed as it is pre-fabricated. Full Review

John Anderson
August 12, 2006
John Anderson, Newsday

Being an urban dance movie, guns make their appearance, along with every stereotype about hip-hop or the young. Don't believe the hype. Just watch them dance. Full Review

Lisa Rose
August 12, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The cast is only one of the picture's shortcomings. It has clunky dialogue, a derivative storyline and some hypocrisy. Full Review

Kyle Smith
August 12, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Step Up is so predictable, with every scene loudly announcing what the next one is going to show, that teens in the audience will take lots of breaks to text each other on their phones.

Elizabeth Weitzman
August 12, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Step Up barely bothers to build a memorable story. Instead, the movie rests entirely on the well-sculpted shoulders of charismatic leads Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. Full Review

Jason Anderson
August 12, 2006
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail

Until the movie stumbles under the weight of its noble intentions and its tediously formulaic story, it delivers a few lively, well-shot dance sequences and some winning moments. Full Review

Tom Long
August 12, 2006
Tom Long, Detroit News

Aside from the dance steps, you've seen it all before. Full Review

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