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      Save the Last Dance

      2001, Romance/Comedy, 1h 48m

      100 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      This teen romance flick feels like a predictable rehashing of other movies. Read critic reviews

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      Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek and Julia Stiles as Sara. Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek. Terry Kinney as Roy and Julia Stiles as Sara. Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek and Julia Stiles as Sara. (Left to right) Julia Stiles as Sara and Terry Kinney as Roy. (Left to right) Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek and Julia Stiles as Sara. (Lower left to right) Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek, Julia Stiles as Sara and director Thomas Carter. Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek. Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek. Julia Stiles as Sara. Julia Stiles as Sara and Kerry Washington as Chenille. Julia Stiles as Sara. Julia Stiles as Sara. (Left to right) Julia Stiles as Sara and Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek. Julia Stiles as Sara and Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek. Director Thomas Carter. Fredro Starr as Malakai. Vince Green as Snookie. Kerry Washington as Chenille. Bianca Lawson as Nikki.

      Movie Info

      Sara (Julia Stiles) is moved from a small Midwestern town to the south side of Chicago when her mother dies in a car accident, and must live with her father. She soon falls for an African American teenager (Sean Patrick Thomas) at her new high school and he has less than an idyllic past. They share a love for dance (ballet and hip hop respectively) and together they tackle the problems that go with an interracial relationship.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Thomas Carter

      • Producer: Robert W. Cort, David Madden

      • Writer: Duane Adler, Duane Adler, Cheryl Edwards

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $91.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures

      • Production Co: MTV Films, Paramount Pictures International, Cort/Madden Productions

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Sep 16, 2010

        I just liked the onscreen chemistry between the two main protagonists. After watching this I felt that anything is possible, never give up, work hard, cheerish the good times, and when you have a good friend to give a strong boost HELLO! good to go. A decent teen picture from my era.

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      • Nov 28, 2009

        I just found this to be extremely predictable and cheesy. It was an obvious attempt at a modern fairytale, in which the main character pursues her dream. The acting is extremely bad and alarmingly moody. I just felt there was no reason to enjoy this movie.

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      • Jun 30, 2009

        This dramatic film also won MTV's Movie Awards Best Kiss honors for the kiss in the discreetly-filmed, inter-racial love scene between two Chicago dancers: 17 year-old would-be Julliard ballerina Sarah Johnson (Julia Stiles) and inner city black high school African-American student and hip-hopper Derek Reynolds (Sean Patrick Thomas)

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      • May 24, 2009

        A classic in it's own way.

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