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Center Stage: Turn It Up

2008 · 95 min · Director: Steven Jacobson ★ IMDb 6 · 6,458 ratings

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A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.

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Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Inspiration 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%
  2. Humor15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Joy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Joy
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeJoyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Love52 %33 %17 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension49 %32 %14 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Hope49 %29 %14 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness50 %29 %23 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Hope49 %40 %33 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Hope45 %41 %31 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Love45 %38 %34 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Hope48 %41 %39 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Love46 %34 %29 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sadness49 %25 %21 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Love54 %23 %20 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension51 %19 %13 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension49 %20 %9 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension53 %25 %13 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Hope54 %25 %15 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Sadness55 %28 %14 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Hope59 %43 %14 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Hope65 %49 %30 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Joy74 %49 %57 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Joy77 %57 %68 %42 %
Cinderella

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

SJ
Sarah Jayne Jensen

Peter Gallagher

Jonathan Reeves

NM
Nicole Muñoz

Bella Parker

ES
Ethan Stiefel

Cooper Nielsen

AH
Anthony Harrison

Mr. Parker

CV
Christian Vincent

Harris

DD
Daniela Dib

Allison

Lucia Walters

Monica Straus

CG
Cody Green

Nick Hoffman

JA
Jacqueline Ann Steuart

Valerie Taft

KM
Keith Martin Gordey

Mr. Von Stroh

AO
Aliyah O'Brien

Dance School Receptionist

WE
Walcott E. Morgan

Tow Lot Guy

DD
Deni DeLory

Dance School Instructor #1

MM
Maya Massar

Dance School Instructor #2

AJ
Aakomon Jones

Club Dance Ringleader

Details

Directed by
Steven Jacobson
Written by
Carol Heikkinen, Karen Bloch Morse
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 6,458 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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