Step Up Revolution

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Step Up Revolution

PG-13

Released Jul 27, 2012

1h 38m

Drama

Romance

Musical

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Newly arrived in Miami, young dancer Emily (Kathryn McCormick) dreams of becoming a professional. She soon meets and falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), the leader of a dance crew called "the Mob." When a rich businessman's plans to develop the dancers' historic neighborhood threatens to displace thousands of people, Emily must join forces with Sean and the Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, even though doing so may place her dreams in jeopardy.

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Critics Consensus

Step Up Revolution treads familiar territory by surrounding its lively and kinetic dance sequences with a predictably generic story.

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Monica Castillo

Dig Boston

Despite the fact that there are four choreographers listed on the IMDB credits, even a few of the routines felt flat.

Jan 22, 2013

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

One can't help but feel that if the franchise hasn't jumped the shark it's certainly stepping over a finned killer fish with abandon. Damn. We've been served.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The Step Up dance franchise steps up for a fourth time, unashamedly and unselfconsciously sticking to a tried and trusted formula, here transplanted to Miami.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2012

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

What should have been a stylish and fun film is instead an exercise all too similar to those godawful 80's dance flicks.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Dance is a great and expressive art form, so why can't it be displayed in a great and expressive film?

Rated: C-

Jul 31, 2020

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Kate Rodger

Newshub (NZ)

There just wasn't enough of the blockrocking beats and big phat high octane dance numbers to offset the megadownload of cheese.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 24, 2019

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Elliana H

if i could tell the writers no please don't do it I would but alas its 2025 now and uh yeah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Kieran G

It was an amazing film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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steve d

A poor copy of a forgettable original, now with lamer dances.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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rich c

The dance artistry is captivating and entertaining. The whole movie is about various dancing motifs and works.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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trevor g

I actually liked this movie a lot. The dance scene in the art museum was incredibly gorgeous and thoughtful. Yes, Ryan Guzman literally has 0 back story about why he lives with his sister, what she does, why he works at the hotel instead of doing anything else. Peter Gallagher, who I first saw in American Beauty wasn't given enough lines to play the dynamic character he was hinted at being and it was a silhouette of a real person like most of the characters in it. Super bad acting, Kathryn McCormick is barely convincing of demonstrating any real emotion - the Winwood Dance Academy owner lady says some really cheesy cringy lines. And the conclusion is very unrealistic or believable. Big developers with millions invested don't just give up on a deal due to sentiment..and why is no one pointing out that being a billboard for Nike is a rather disappointing conclusion for a dance group who started to get momentum finally after aligning with a social cause and meaningful movement? And..yet...I still really liked it. There were some incredible dance moments there, reminding me of old school Stomp films and the fact that Guzman had no prior dance experience yet was able to train to dance this well for the movie? Like...damn...that is pretty impressive.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Scott Speer

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Ryan Guzman

Sean

Kathryn McCormick

Emily

Misha Gabriel Hamilton

Eddy

Cleopatra Coleman

Penelope

Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Jason

Step Up Revolution: Official Clip - Corporate Flashmob

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Step Up Revolution: Official Clip - Mob Power

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Step Up Revolution: Official Clip - Break the Rules

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Step Up Revolution: Official Clip - Art Show

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Synopsis

Newly arrived in Miami, young dancer Emily (Kathryn McCormick) dreams of becoming a professional. She soon meets and falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), the leader of a dance crew called "the Mob." When a rich businessman's plans to develop the dancers' historic neighborhood threatens to displace thousands of people, Emily must join forces with Sean and the Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, even though doing so may place her dreams in jeopardy.

Director: Scott Speer
Producer: Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig
Screenwriter: Amanda Brody
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Offspring Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Dancing|Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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