Center Stage

Center Stage

Drama • PG-13 • 2000 • 1 hr 55 min

6.6

6.7

Starring

Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldaña, Peter Gallagher, Ethan Stiefel, Donna Murphy

Directed By

Nicholas Hytner

Written By

Carol Heikkinen

Attributes

Simple Light Watch With Friends

Genre

Release Date

May 12, 2000

User Reviews

Gwendrella Geever

One of my all time favorite movies. A group of dancers trying to like their dreams

This movie is not perfect but it is the perfect teen dance movie of y2k. I still love the final dance sequence!

Really good! Made me remember how much I love (watching) ballet. Right balance between dancing & storyline.

Exactly what you’d expect from a dancing rom com.

I used to love this movie when I was in my teens, but rewatching it gave me cavities: too sweet and melodramatic! Good dance scenes though.

The dancing is out of this world!I rewind constantly because once is not enough. Some cheesy dialogue/acting? Yes. Does it matter? Not a bit

It's what you expect when both sides of the track collide and hormones are involved.

Not a great plot, but good dancing scenes.

I remember watching this as a teen and liking the movie.

I’m a ballet dancer and hate this film for how it portrays ballet. Horrible characters and so unrealistic. A stupid teen drama, cliche.

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6.6 – Based on 864 ratings

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