Work It

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Work It

2020

1h 33m

Musical

Comedy

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An awkward 18-year-old achieves near-perfection by sheer hard work. She vows to transform her gawkiness through dance, and refine her skills until she competes at a competition.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

As a dance movie, Work It moves just fine.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 7, 2020

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Richard Lawson

Vanity Fair

Work It is an agreeable enough pastiche, clearly aware of its influences and not trying to pretend that it's come up with these steps all on its own.

Aug 7, 2020

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

Anyone who has seen even one film centered on high schoolers dancing it up and making their way in the world ("Step Up," "Bring It On," "Save the Last Dance," and the like) will know exactly where "Work It" is going.

Rated: C+

Aug 7, 2020

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Michael Cuby

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Work It is a zippy teenage romp about chosen family.

Sep 30, 2022

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Natasha Alvar

Cultured Vultures

Despite the lackluster second act, the film's talented cast more than makes up for the movie's shortcomings. It radiates a certain joie de vivre, and we could use more of that in 2020.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jan 29, 2021

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Lauren Veneziani

DC Film Girl

Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy and Jordan Fisher give excellent performances in this movie about dance, passion and following your heart.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 26, 2020

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Aviel G

Super cliché and predictable. Just another dance film with literally nothing original in the plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Todd B

Predictable but cute. The movie picks up steam and is a good teen movie. It's so fun that you ignore the weak spots.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Ally B

Sabrina, Liza, and Jordan a fun Y2K Disney esque must watch!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Drew D

It’s nothing special, but it’s a good feel-good film. The lesson revolving worrying about good colleges just to end up in a nursing home with memories not revolving around studying is a great message so I admire that.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/25

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Audience Member

While it offers nothing groundbreaking either in music or comedy, it makes up for it with a refreshingly light-hearted tone, a humorous underdog's character arc and a catchy soundtrack with dance routines to match.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Luca A

Great movie, trash ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Synopsis

An awkward 18-year-old achieves near-perfection by sheer hard work. She vows to transform her gawkiness through dance, and refine her skills until she competes at a competition.

Director: Laura Terruso
Producer: Alicia Keys, Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, Leslie Morgenstein
Screenwriter: Alison Peck
Production Co: Alloy Entertainment, STX Films
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m

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