This movie is amazing!anyone any age should go see it!
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Clichéd dance movie with some fun moves.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Step Up
Parents need to know that this movie contains references to gang violence, racial unrest, and tragedies resulting from a life of poverty. Social classes are prevalent (the "privileged" and the "poor"), and lies and betrayal are part of the storyline. Tyler comes from a low-income foster home, and his life is all about parties, thugs, and criminal behavior, including a run-in with a chop-shop owner. There's some profanity and sexual innuendo.
Read our full review by Jane Boursaw
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what Tyler could have done differently in his life, rather than resorting to crime. How could Tyler have found different friends? How do you avoid "going along with the crowd" when you know they're in the wrong? How do the adults in Tyler's life affect him? Could they have done anything differently to help him? Is the school administrator right in showing her disapproval when he wants to dance? And what about Nora's mother? Is she right to want Nora to focus on college applications, or should she nurture her daughter's love of dance?
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Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 9 and give itStep Up 4ever!
Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 13 and give itLOVE IT
This movie is really good. It makes you want to get up and dance.
- Lives in MaineI rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
This is one of my favorites,I love this movie and I love channing tatum!! You'll like this movie if you like dancing & romance movies
- Lives in MaineI rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
This is one of my favorites,I love this movie and I love channing tatum!! You'll like this movie if you like dancing & romance movies
- Lives in North CarolinaI rate this title on for age 13 and give it
This movie actually connected with teenagers today!
Step Up is a goood movie for teenagers to watch, in my opinion! Its alot like how life is today! The director made this movie connect to alot of teenagers
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