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Center Stage

PG-13 Released May 12, 2000 1h 54m Drama TRAILER for List
41% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
A dozen adolescents have begun their training at the renowned American Ballet Academy, where they encounter tremendous physical and mental stress while vying for a coveted spot in a celebrated dance company. Jody Sawyer (Amanda Schull) has talent but the wrong proportions, the fiery Eva Rodriguez (Zoe Saldana) can't seem to get along with her instructors and Maureen (Susan May Pratt) is having a hard time enduring the emotional highs and lows that accompany ballet school.
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Viewers willing to sit through soapy plot contrivances to see some excellent dancing might enjoy Center Stage; for everyone else, there's still always Fame.

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Emanuel Levy Variety Assuming that every generation needs its own dance film, Hytner revists the turf of films like Turning Point (classic ballet), Chrous Line (Broadway dancing) and Saturday Night Fever (disco) and blends together their themes and persona to little effect. Rated: C Aug 28, 2006 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Michael Thomson BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro This unintentionally hilarious variant on the time-old high school/college/'Fame' staple features some of the most rote storytelling and characterisation going. Rated: 2/5 Dec 2, 2018 Full Review Randy White Common Sense Media Melodramatic, a bit racy -- some teens will love. Rated: 3/5 Jan 2, 2011 Full Review John Venable Supercala.com If I was a 12 year old girl who takes any sort of dance classes, this would be my favorite film of all time...but I'm not. Rated: 4/10 Dec 31, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brian H All the pretty dancers. When it focuses on the dancing and the dancers it does reasonably well but it doesn't deliver off the dance floor. Zoe Saldana early in career gives a performance hinting at why she would be become the star she is. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review isa e Amanda Schull killed in this, sizzled, the dancing, lipstick, it all worked. plot was formulaic and pedestrian. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/23 Full Review Amanda H If you're looking for a movie with great dancing, this is the movie for you. It's in my movie collection, it should be in yours. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/23 Full Review Audience Member The worst acting ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member For a movie focused on dance with amazing dancers, the acting wasn't half bad. Not up to par with most movies but enjoyable for what it is. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It's crowded with amateurish younger performers and has Lifetime Channel type plotting but it's benign material nonetheless. Unfortunately, I can't even recommend it to any dance enthusiasts. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Center Stage: Official Clip - Salsa Dancing Center Stage: Official Clip - Salsa Dancing 1:53 Center Stage: Official Clip - Dance of Love Center Stage: Official Clip - Dance of Love 2:02 Center Stage: Official Clip - You Don't Have Great Feet Center Stage: Official Clip - You Don't Have Great Feet 1:33 Center Stage: Official Clip - The Best Dancer I Can Be Center Stage: Official Clip - The Best Dancer I Can Be 2:14 Center Stage: Official Clip - Battling Ballet Dancers Center Stage: Official Clip - Battling Ballet Dancers 1:23 Center Stage: Official Clip - Mirror Cleaning Duty Center Stage: Official Clip - Mirror Cleaning Duty 1:50 Center Stage: Official Clip - Eva's Review Center Stage: Official Clip - Eva's Review 0:57 Center Stage: Official Clip - Dance What You Feel Center Stage: Official Clip - Dance What You Feel 2:09 Center Stage: Official Clip - Welcome to the American Ballet Academy Center Stage: Official Clip - Welcome to the American Ballet Academy 1:58 Center Stage: Official Clip - She Heard You! Center Stage: Official Clip - She Heard You! 1:36 View more videos
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Synopsis A dozen adolescents have begun their training at the renowned American Ballet Academy, where they encounter tremendous physical and mental stress while vying for a coveted spot in a celebrated dance company. Jody Sawyer (Amanda Schull) has talent but the wrong proportions, the fiery Eva Rodriguez (Zoe Saldana) can't seem to get along with her instructors and Maureen (Susan May Pratt) is having a hard time enduring the emotional highs and lows that accompany ballet school.
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Producer
Laurence Mark
Screenwriter
Carol Heikkinen
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sensuality|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.2M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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