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Step Up 3

Play trailer 1:59 Poster for Step Up 3 PG-13 2010 1h 46m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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47% Tomatometer 121 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
New York's street-dancing underground forms the background for the tale of two tight-knit dancers, Luke (Rick Malambri) and Natalie (Sharni Vinson). The talented duo join forces with a New York University freshman named Moose (Adam G. Sevani) for a high-stakes showdown against the world's best hip-hop dancers. Win or lose, the contest will change their lives forever.
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Critics Consensus

It may not contain believable acting or a memorable plot, but Step Up 3-D delivers solid choreography and stunning visuals.

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Aug 23, 2010
C
Who needs competent acting and writing when there are so many shiny, pretty things flying right at you? Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Aug 23, 2010
1/5
This, the latest variation on the "follow your dream" dance fantasy, draws an ever sharper line between tip-top street dance and bottom-of-the-class dialogue and acting. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 12, 2010
3/5
It's all about the moves, and I count the film's moronic perkiness as a plus: it could be the dumbest thing all year that I have to admit enjoying. Go to Full Review
Andrea Hubert NME (New Musical Express) May 19, 2021
2.5/5
A choreographical misstep, perhaps? Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 24, 2020
2.0/4.0
Sure to please already existing fans. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Aug 14, 2020
For those that go into it only for the dancing, they will get more than enough to fill their appetites. Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad Sep 7, 2026 Step Up 3 = a *2 and 1/2* star movie See more
Mirna M @MirnaM Aug 27, 2026 If this movie has no haters, I am dead. Barely made it past the 50 minute mark and had to stop myself from getting sick from the sheer amount of cringe, paired with bad acting and somehow worse choreography than all of the other movies. I understand the theme is a world championship, but the amount of blatant racism in some scenes is overwhelming. I've stumbled upon AI SLOP that was better than this. See more
Chris G @RT93627018 Oct 14, 2025 Shocking acting, dreadful uninteresting unrealistic story. The move from the films being about dancing being part of the story to this dancing musical where there is just random choreographed moment within the film just leaves it a disjointed pointless film. I gave it 1.5 stars because the dancing is decent. See more
thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 17, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more
Christian A @RT60259934 Apr 2, 2025 This movie is very cringe. The outfits are terrible, the human connections are terrible. The acting is terrible. The dancing is worse than the other step ups. This is the worst step up movie. The first step up received 21% rotten tomatoes and this movie received 47%. This movie has high school musical vibes. See more
Emilliano Jr S @emill_santos Jul 29, 2023 Not so catchy dance moves See more
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Jon M. Chu

Director

Rick Malambri

Luke

Adam G. Sevani

Moose

Sharni Vinson

Natalie

Alyson Stoner

Camille

Harry Shum Jr.

Cable

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A scene from the film "Step Up 3." (L-R) Sharni Vinson as Natalie and Rick Malambri as Luke in "Step Up 3." (L-R) Adam Sevani as Moose, Kendra Andrews, Sharni Vinson as Natalie, Tamara Levinson and Ashlee Nino in "Step Up 3." A scene from the film "Step Up 3." A scene from the film "Step Up 3." A scene from the film "Step Up 3." A scene from the film "Step Up 3." A scene from the film "Step Up 3." (L-R) Rick Malambri as Luke and Sharni Vinson as Natalie in "Step Up 3." (L-R) Rick Malambri as Luke and Sharni Vinson as Natalie in "Step Up 3." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis New York's street-dancing underground forms the background for the tale of two tight-knit dancers, Luke (Rick Malambri) and Natalie (Sharni Vinson). The talented duo join forces with a New York University freshman named Moose (Adam G. Sevani) for a high-stakes showdown against the world's best hip-hop dancers. Win or lose, the contest will change their lives forever.
Director
Jon M. Chu
Producer
Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Screenwriter
Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Offspring Entertainment, Summit Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 6, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$42.4M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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