Critics Consensus This trite teen romance has too little plot and not enough dancing. 21% TOMATOMETER Total Count: 107 83% Audience Score User Ratings: 615, 695 Step Up Ratings & Reviews Explanation Show all services Step Up Photos Movie Info Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) has been in and out of trouble for most of his life and after finding himself before the judge again, he is sentenced to 200 hours of community service mopping floors at the Maryland School of the Arts. He quickly catches the eye of Nora (Jenna Dewan), a gifted ballet student, who is trying to use hip-hop moves with her classical routines. After some initial hesitation, Nora convinces Tyler to help her with her dance routines and the sparks fly. Rating: PG-13 (Innuendo|Brief Violence|Thematic Elements) Genre: drama, musical Original Language: English Director: Producer: Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2006 wide Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015 Box Office (Gross USA): $65. 3M Runtime: 1h 38m Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Eketahuna LLC Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Step Up Critic Reviews for Step Up Audience Reviews for Step Up Step Up Quotes Movie & TV guides
Summary: Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks -- and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts -- and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.
As of August 22, 2006, the film had an average score of 48/100 on Metacritic, signifying "mixed or average reviews", its highest score was 75 (from both Entertainment Weekly and the Boston Globe), and its lowest was a 25 from the San Francisco Chronicle. [ 3] It scored a "Rotten" 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus stating that "this trite teen romance has too little plot and not enough dancing. " However, despite many bad reviews from critics, Step Up earned a total of $21 million in its opening weekend, ranking second in the North American box office and exceeding the film's budget of $12 million. As of October 19, 2006, the day it closed, it had earned $65, 328, 121 in the United States and Canada. Soundtrack The soundtrack features music from Mario, Ciara, Kobi Peretz, Drew Sidora, Kelis, Chris Brown, Yung Joc, Blaire Reinhard, and Chamillionaire. J-pop singer Koda Kumi's 35th single But/Aishō was used as a theme song for the Japanese edition of the movie. The lead singles from the soundtrack are Sean Paul & Keyshia Cole 's "Give It Up To Me" Remix and Ciara single, " Get Up " featuring Chamillionaire.