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Save the Last Dance

2001 · 113 min

A heartfelt, music-driven drama about grief and self-discovery, blending ballet and hip-hop into an earnest story of young love and crossing cultural lines.

Directed by
Thomas Carter
Genres
Drama, Family, Romance
Starring
Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington
Tagline
The only person you need to be is yourself.
Overview
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

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Directed by
Thomas Carter
Genres
Drama, Family, Romance
Starring
Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, family, romance, music
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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