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With her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina decimated by the accidental death of her mother, Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles) is forced to move from her quiet Midwestern town to her father's ghetto apartment on the south side of Chicago. The stark urban environment's contrast of race and class compound Sara's loss and her .. Read more

Starring	Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Terry Kinney
Director	Thomas Carter
Genres	Drama

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- "...Well-crafted and smoothly paced, SAVE THE LAST DANCE benefits most strongly from its predominately youthful cast....Lawson and the most appealing Washington make impressions as vivid as those of Stiles and Thomas..."
- 9503
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Zero Stars
  
  This film is hardly a surprise, it?s very outdated and the `shock? of the Black / White relationship falls very flat as a result.
  
  One or two dance ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - A.S
  - Wales
  - 10 Feb 2005 at 22:28
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- - 2
  - 0
  Love it love it love it
  
  I absolutely love this film, I could watch it over and over 1000 times. That could be for the reason that I love anything to do with dancing. It's just a ... read more »
  
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- - LivelyLaura
  - 5 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 14:20
- - 1
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  save the last dance
  
  i loved this movie,a real girlie flick,and it stands the test of time,brillant.
  
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- - litewate
  - 64 reviews
  - Gillingham
  - 30 Jul 2009 at 19:52
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  I loved this film, watched it at the cinema and had to buy it when released on dvd. It is a bit of a tear jerker but at the same time its a really good love ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Ipswich
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 23:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Repeat of a repeat
  
  It's all been done before and some would say better.That said , however, it's easy enough to watch with some good dance and some good hip-hop with the ... read more »
  
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- 621813
- - kwaikootsu
  - 15 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 12:55
- - 0
  - 1
  Dumb
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This movie is outrageously horrible, dumb and plain stupid. Dancing is at a kindergarten level, story is stupid, acting is null.
  
  The funny thing ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Richmond
  - 12 Dec 2007 at 20:33
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  SAVE THE LAST DANCE
  
  REALLY ENJOYED FILM BRILLIANT IT WAS AS GOOD AS DIRTY DANCING
  
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  - SHROPSHIRE
  - 01 Nov 2007 at 00:33
- - 1
  - 0
  My review
  
  I thought this was a really good film, the dancing was excellent and I liked the girl meets boy from a very different background and how they got along together... read more »
  
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- - Jennifer Bruce
  - Reading, England
  - 20 Jun 2007 at 16:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Ordered in error
  
  This was not the film I thought it was
  
  and have to say it was not my cup of tea, so feel that I should not send a review. However I do have to say ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cheshire England
  - 19 Apr 2007 at 14:13
- - 1
  - 1
  I don't know why...
  
  I'm not overly keen on Julia Stiles, and I don't even LIKE her carachter, Sara, that much - but I sympathise with her...somehow. I don't dance, I&#... read more »
  
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- - Jen
  - York, UK
  - 15 Apr 2007 at 20:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Must see
  
  Great Film. Inspiring film showing different cultures coming together.
  
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- 419939
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  - Yorkshire, England
  - 13 Mar 2007 at 20:54
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- - 24
  - 11
  Zero Stars
  
  This film is hardly a surprise, it?s very outdated and the `shock? of the Black / White relationship falls very flat as a result.
  
  One or two dance ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 71532
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - A.S
  - Wales
  - 10 Feb 2005 at 22:28
- - 6
  - 1
  Enjoyable
  
  A film about a white ballet dancer moving into the black area. Sarah (Julia Stiles) has to fit in with her new school classmates and find a way to connect with ... read more »
  
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- 330311
- - 3girlsonfilm
  - 145 reviews
  - cambridge
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 15:38
- - 4
  - 1
  Dance drama with a little extra
  
  This film is far from a new release and in truth I had seen this film a few years ago and having remembered enjoying it I decided to add it as my wife had not ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 12 May 2006 at 08:31
- - 4
  - 1
  This movie was great
  
  After getting a tip off from my mate to watch this I hired it out and it was super. If you like rap, hip hop style music then you will love this as there's ... read more »
  
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- - Tanz
  - co antrim
  - 15 Nov 2003 at 21:50
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  I loved this film, watched it at the cinema and had to buy it when released on dvd. It is a bit of a tear jerker but at the same time its a really good love ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 654353
- - a customer
  - Ipswich
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 23:16
- - 2
  - 0
  Love it love it love it
  
  I absolutely love this film, I could watch it over and over 1000 times. That could be for the reason that I love anything to do with dancing. It's just a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 917320
- - LivelyLaura
  - 5 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 14:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Must see
  
  Great Film. Inspiring film showing different cultures coming together.
  
  Report this review
- 419939
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 13 Mar 2007 at 20:54
- - 1
  - 0
  My review
  
  I thought this was a really good film, the dancing was excellent and I liked the girl meets boy from a very different background and how they got along together... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 451565
- - Jennifer Bruce
  - Reading, England
  - 20 Jun 2007 at 16:35
- - 1
  - 0
  SAVE THE LAST DANCE
  
  REALLY ENJOYED FILM BRILLIANT IT WAS AS GOOD AS DIRTY DANCING
  
  Report this review
- 490044
- - a customer
  - SHROPSHIRE
  - 01 Nov 2007 at 00:33
- - 1
  - 0
  save the last dance
  
  i loved this movie,a real girlie flick,and it stands the test of time,brillant.
  
  Report this review
- 791618
- - litewate
  - 64 reviews
  - Gillingham
  - 30 Jul 2009 at 19:52

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Critics' reviews
- "...Well-crafted and smoothly paced, SAVE THE LAST DANCE benefits most strongly from its predominately youthful cast....Lawson and the most appealing Washington make impressions as vivid as those of Stiles and Thomas..."
- 9503
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[The film has] smart performances and pulls off the rare trick of tackling some thorny racial issues without becoming blandly moralistic..."
- 9504
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[Stiles'] performance, and her dancing, blossom in a pleasant, spirited way....Thomas projects a potently attractive self-confidence..."
- 9505
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- In Footloose, if memory serves, young Kevin Bacon was the cool city kid who got toes tapping and pulses racing in some... read more on Time Out
- 44420
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...SAVE THE LAST DANCE teaches that you should never give up your dreams and that love is all you need..."
- 9502
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- A 'teen romance with a little grit and a modicum of charm that went down well with its target audience.
- 31204
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  With her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina decimated by the accidental death of her mother, Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles) is forced to move from her quiet Midwestern town to her father's ghetto apartment on the south side of Chicago. The stark urban environment's contrast of race and class ...