Step Up 2: The Streets poster

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Film · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Drama, Musical, Romance

Rebellious street dancers find their rhythm and build a new crew to win a high-stakes competition.

Feel-good and uplifting. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 28, 2026.

Step Up 2: The Streets parents guide

Some innuendo or implied sex and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.

Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is Step Up 2: The Streets about?

When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byJon M. Chu
StarringBriana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam Sevani, Black Thomas

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