Save the Last Dance

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$132M

Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, who she has not seen for a long time. He lives on the other side of town, in a predominantly Black neighborhood. She gets transferred to a new school where she is one of the few White students there. She becomes friends with Chenille, and later, falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek.

🏆 7 wins & 8 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Music, Romance

Director

Thomas Carter

Cast

Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington

Released

12 January 2001

Runtime

1h 52m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.2 / 10

Votes

68,792

Metascore

53

Box office

$91,057,006

Budget

$13,000,000

Edition

Base