Step Up

2006
PG-13
1h 44m

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6.5/10

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Crime Drama Music Romance

Tyler receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.Tyler receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.Tyler receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

129K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,702

203

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

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Storyline

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Trivia
Lead actors Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum married in 2009, after meeting each other on the set of this film. They filed for divorce nine years later in 2018, which was then finalized in November 2019. Also, both lead actors were born in 1980 but were in eight months apart from each other. Tatum was born on April 26th and Dewan was born on December 3rd.

Goofs
After hearing that Brett signed a deal with a record company without Miles, Nora runs up the stairs upset to find Brett. Before she runs up the stairs her hair is curly and when she finds Brett and starts getting angry with him her hair is straight.

Quotes
Miles Darby: Look I can play it all right? I just prefer playing with myself.
Tyler Gage: Whoa, what?
Lucy Avila: He makes it too easy.
Miles Darby: No, not playing with myself. Just listen.

Crazy credits
During the credits, clips from a contest held by the movie along with Ciara for dancers to submit videos via MySpace are shown.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: World Trade Center/Step Up/Scoop/Half Nelson (2006)

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Written by Ryan Tedder (as Alias) and Justin Trugman
Produced by Ryan Tedder (as Alias) and Justin Trugman
Performed by Josh Henderson and Ben Davis

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Featured review

4/10

Good Dancing, ignore the plot

Going into the movie with the right expectations, I somewhat liked this movie. Like most reviewers who have seen this movie, I fully agree that the plot was razor thin, clichéd, and I could predict every plot twist from the very beginning of the movie. But, the dancing sequences were VERY well done, and I really enjoyed the fusion of classical and hip-hop dance (both which I enjoy watching). The music/soundtrack of the movie was also very good, which made the "drama" scenes more bearable. The leads (Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum) were OK as actors, but their dancing throughout the movie was impressive and mesmerizing.

All in all, a movie worth watching if you like to watch good dance sequences, and this movie is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than "You Got Served" in terms of the plot and drama. Then again, that doesn't say much, does it? =P