Step Sisters is a 2018 dance comedy film directed by Charles Stone III. 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.
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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 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. The film was scheduled to be released on March 31, 2017 by Broad Green Pictures. However, it was ultimately pulled from the schedule. Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film, following Broad Green dropping the film, and it was released by Netflix on January 19, 2018.
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% from nine reviews.