Step Sisters

{{short description|2018 dance film directed by Charles Stone III}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Step Sisters

| image = Step Sisters (film).png

| caption = Official release poster

| director = Charles Stone III

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Matt Alvarez
Simon Horsman
Benjamin Jones
Jeffrey Soros
Lena Waithe

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| writer = Chuck Hayward

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Patrick Denny
Laura Karpman
Raphael Saadiq

| cinematography = Christopher Baffa

| editing = Matt Friedman

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Los Angeles Media Fund

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| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2018|01|19}}

| runtime = 108 minutes{{cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80158485 |title=Netflix Original Step Sisters |publisher=Netflix |access-date=January 20, 2018}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $10 million{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-santa-2-box-office-flop-spells-trouble-broad-green-studio-953450/|title='Bad Santa 2' Bombs: Broad Green's Shift to Mass-Appeal Fare Sees Early Signs of Trouble|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=March 9, 2017}}

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Step Sisters is a 2018 dance comedy film directed by Charles Stone III.{{cite web|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title='Step Sisters' Cast Unveiled by Broad Green|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/step-sisters-cast-broad-green-1201783727/|work=Variety|date=May 26, 2016}} It stars Megalyn Echikunwoke as a black sorority girl who agrees to teach the art of Greek stepping to a house of party-obsessed white sorority sisters.{{cite magazine|last=Gettell|first=Oliver|title=Drumline director sets sorority comedy with 90210, The Middle stars|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/26/step-sisters-megalyn-echikunwoke-eden-sher-dance-comedy|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 26, 2016}}

Plot

Jamilah is an ambitious college student. She's president of her black sorority, captain of the highly regarded step team, a trusted liaison to the college dean, and has plans to attend Harvard Law School.

But after her school's reputation is tarnished by a band of hard-partying white sorority girls, Jamilah is forcibly enlisted to help set things right. She's tasked with not only teaching these girls how to step, but also helping them to win a competitive dance competition.

Cast

Megalyn Echikunwoke as Jamilah
Lyndon Smith as Danielle
Eden Sher as Beth
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Yvonne Bishop
Gage Golightly as Libby
Alessandra Torresani as Amber
Nia Jervier as Saundra
Marque Richardson as Kevin
Robert Curtis Brown as Dean Berman
Matt McGorry as Dane
Naturi Naughton as Aisha

L. Warren Young as Langston Bishop
Ashlee Brie Gillum as Cheryl
Jene Moore as Alani

Release

The film's main roles were cast in May 2016.{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|title=Broad Green Casts Its Ensemble for Dance-Themed Comedy 'Step Sisters'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/step-sisters-broad-greens-dance-897726|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2018}} The film was scheduled to be released on March 31, 2017 by Broad Green Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/step-sisters-broad-green-charles-stone-iii-1201872397/|title='Step Sisters' Steps Into The Spring For Broad Green|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movie/step-sisters-2017|title=Step Sisters|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=February 3, 2017}} However, it was ultimately pulled from the schedule.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/broad-green-lucy-walker-buena-vista-social-club-step-sister-documentary-1201780636/|title=Broad Green Pictures Is Missing Release Dates and Angering Filmmakers. Here's Why.|website=Indiewire.com|first1=Anne|last1=Thompson|first2=Graham|last2=Winfrey|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017}} Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film, following Broad Green dropping the film,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/step-sisters-movie-netflix-charles-stone-release-date-1202204980/|title=Netflix Steps In To Land Sorority Comedy 'Step Sisters'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017}} and it was released by Netflix on January 19, 2018.{{cite tweet|author=Netflix US|user=netflix|number=948334787541966848|title=@StepSisters, a Netflix film from Drumline director Charles Stone III, arrives January 19|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}}

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} from {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/step_sisters|title=Step Sisters (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}