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65% Critic Match
Save the Last Dance
“The only person you need to be is yourself.”
6.5 / 10• 2001• 1h 53m•PG-13• English
DramaFamilyRomanceMusic
Storyline
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
Cast & Crew
Julia Stiles
Sara Johnson
Lead
Sean Patrick Thomas
Derek Reynolds
Kerry Washington
Chenille Reynolds
Fredro Starr
Malakai
Terry Kinney
Roy Johnson
Bianca Lawson
Nikki
Vince Green
Snookie
Garland Whitt
Kenny
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Carter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Save the Last Dance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
