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Save the Last Dance

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Save the Last Dance
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PG13,1hr 52min
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January 12, 2001
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Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: In this romantic drama, two teenagers in love struggle to look past their differences. After the unexpected death of her mother, Sarah Johnson (Julia Stiles) moves to Chicago to live with her father. Knowing no one at her new school and not at home in a gritty, inner-city high school, Sarah has trouble adjusting, but she soon becomes friends with Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who has talent and street smarts but a checkered past. Sarah was an avid student of ballet before her mother's death sidelined ... Full Synopsis
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Above all, this is a movie where the characters ask the same questions we do: They're as smart about themselves as we are. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Sara Johnson
Malakai
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"Save the Last Dance" (2001) She's a white ballerina, devastated by the death of her mother and an...
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