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Center Stage

2000 · 115 min

A earnest, glossy backstage drama that sweeps you into the sweat and dreams of young dancers, with enough heart to forgive its clichés.

Directed by
Nicholas Hytner
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldaña, Peter Gallagher
Tagline
Life doesn't hold tryouts.
Overview
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

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Directed by
Nicholas Hytner
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldaña, Peter Gallagher
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • obsession
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Nicholas Hytner
Written by
Carol Heikkinen
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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