Center Stage (2000)
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43% of critics liked it
(80 reviews) -
78% of users liked it
(103,301 ratings)
In this emotional drama, a team of young dancers are competing for places in a prestigious dance troupe. The dancers have to deal with the ups and downs of trying to find their place in the world, even as their profession also places an enormous physical and psychological challenge before them. They… More In this emotional drama, a team of young dancers are competing for places in a prestigious dance troupe. The dancers have to deal with the ups and downs of trying to find their place in the world, even as their profession also places an enormous physical and psychological challenge before them. They train with the rigor of championship athletes, and like most aspiring athletes, they know that only a tiny number of them will achieve the goal they've set for themselves. Director Nicholas Hytner) cast young dancers and athletes as his aspiring terpsichoreans, including Ilia Kulik, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating; the cast also includes Peter Gallagher as the leader of the dance troupe, Susan May Pratt, Amanda Schull, Eion Bailey, Debra Monk, and Sascha Radetsky. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nicholas Hytner
- Written By
- Carol Heikkinen
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- May 12, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Assuming that every generation needs its own dance film, Hytner revists the turf of films like Turning Point (classic ballet), Chrous Line (Broadway dancing) and Saturday Night Fever (disco) and blends together their themes and persona to little effect.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Center Stage has moments of joy and moments of insight.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Center Stage is the same old stuff, not an arabesque more.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Both too high-minded and too low-minded.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Anybody who's ever laced on toe shoes, or wanted to, will find something to take away from Center Stage.
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Cast
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Amanda Schull
as Jody Sawyer
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Zoe Saldana
as Eva Rodriguez
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Susan May Pratt
as Maureen
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Peter Gallagher
as Jonathan Reeves
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Donna Murphy
as Juliette Simone
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Debra Monk
as Nancy
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Ethan Stiefel
as Cooper Nielson
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Sascha Radetsky
as Charlie
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Julie Kent
as Kathleen
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Ilia Kulik
as Sergei
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Eion Bailey
as Jim
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Shakiem Evans
as Erik
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Elizabeth Hubbard
as Joan Miller
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Victor Anthony
as Thomas
