Step Up
2006 · 104 min · Director: Anne Fletcher
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Baltimore, the troublemaker and street dancer Tyler Gage lives with his foster parents in a lower class neighborhood. His best friends are Mac Carter and his little brother Skinny Carter and they used to hang around together, going to parties and stealing cars. After being expelled from a party, the trio breaks in the Maryland School of Arts and commits vandalism, destroying the stage. Tyler is arrested and sentenced to 200 hours of community service in the school and Director Gordon assigns him to help the janitor cleaning the place. One afternoon, the ballet dancer Nora Clark sees Tyler dancing in the parking area and when her partner Andrew has a strain and Tyler offers to help her in the choreography, she accepts the offer; they rehearsal and become close to each other while Tyler becomes friend of the students Miles Darby and Lucy Avila. When Andrew returns, Tyler that is known for quitting everything he starts gives up dancing and leaves Nora alone. After an incident, Tyler has to decide to follow his dream or return to his life of rebel loser.
Emotional fingerprint
Step Up (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Smile 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Smile25%
- Love20%
- Inspiration15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Smile, Love. Genres: Drama, Crime, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Smile and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Joy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Joy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 41 % | 2 % | 7 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 37 % | 4 % | 9 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 31 % | 7 % | 9 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 30 % | 14 % | 12 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Hope | 33 % | 23 % | 13 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Hope | 33 % | 24 % | 12 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 35 % | 14 % | 12 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 41 % | 12 % | 13 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 41 % | 21 % | 14 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 41 % | 26 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 47 % | 24 % | 17 % | 22 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Joy | 50 % | 32 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Hope | 52 % | 42 % | 41 % | 7 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Joy | 51 % | 30 % | 32 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 46 % | 19 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 51 % | 18 % | 16 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 69 % | 20 % | 12 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 81 % | 39 % | 24 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Joy | 72 % | 54 % | 50 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Joy | 60 % | 48 % | 57 % | 1 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
History Teacher
Security Guard
Judge Milton
Skinny Carter
Andrew
Bill Freeman
Mac's Mother
PJ
Omar Party Girl Yvette
Details
- Directed by
- Anne Fletcher
- Written by
- Duane Adler, Melissa Rosenberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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