Step Up poster

Step Up (2006)

Film · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance

A street dancer's second chance at a performing arts school ignites a brisk, heartwarming romance.

Feel-good and uplifting. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

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Step Up parents guide

Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

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 about?

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

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

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byAnne Fletcher
StarringChanning Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, Rachel Griffiths, Deirdre Lovejoy, Alyson Stoner

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