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Step Up: Year of the Dance

2019 · 100 min

A bright, energetic dance drama where rivalry and romance build toward big, crowd-pleasing performance numbers.

Directed by: Ron Yuan
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Meng Meiqi, Sung Joo, Owodog Chuang

Overview: Two young people from different social classes put aside their differences and come together to form a dance group and win a championship in China.

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Directed by: Ron Yuan
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Meng Meiqi, Sung Joo, Owodog Chuang

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Tone: upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
friendship
ambition
identity
love
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: music, drama
Directed by: Ron Yuan
Written by: Li Wei
Starring: Meng Meiqi, Sung Joo, Owodog Chuang, Dany Lee, Jingxing Huang, Zack Roberts, Sen Yang, Shiyong Peng
Cinematography: L.T. Chang
Runtime: 100 min
Country: China, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English

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