Assa vs Step Up
Step Up has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). Step Up is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Assa
Step Up| Assa | Step Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sergey Solovyov | Anne Fletcher |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov | Jenna Dewan, Alyson Stoner, Channing Tatum, Rachel Griffiths, Damaine Radcliff |
Synopsis
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
Step Up
Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.