Cool Kids Don't Cry vs Save the Last Dance
Cool Kids Don't Cry has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Save the Last Dance). Cool Kids Don't Cry is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 53m. Save the Last Dance is the older of the two (2001 against 2012). Both are drama, family, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Save the Last Dance| Cool Kids Don't Cry | Save the Last Dance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Romance | Drama, Family, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dennis Bots | Thomas Carter |
| Main cast | Johanna ter Steege, Eva van der Gucht, Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston | Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Bianca Lawson, Julia Stiles, Terry Kinney |
Synopsis
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.
Save the Last Dance
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.
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