Save the Last Dance (2001)

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The only person you need to be is yourself.

After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

• Released: 2001-01-12
• Genres: Drama, Family, Romance, Music
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 1,382 votes

Directed by Thomas Carter.

Top cast

• Julia Stiles as Sara Johnson
• Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek Reynolds
• Kerry Washington as Chenille Reynolds
• Fredro Starr as Malakai
• Terry Kinney as Roy Johnson
• Bianca Lawson as Nikki
• Vince Green as Snookie
• Garland Whitt as Kenny
• Elisabeth Oas as Diggy
• Artel Great as Arvel

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Save the Last Dance

• United States: stream on Hulu, YouTube TV; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on StackTV Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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