Movies Like April Showers
If you liked April Showers (1948), a music movie directed by James V. Kern, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Babes in Arms (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also musicMickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as…
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
★ 7/10Also musicA film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
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Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also musicAfter failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
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You Got Served (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also musicAt Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers — and their moves — two warring friends have to pull…
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Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also musicWhen rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest…
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Step Up All In (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also musicAll-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
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Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also musicWhile attending college in Cape Town, Melea Martin feels constrained by the school's strict policies, and decides to set out on her own. Searching for a way to use her talents as a dancer and inspire the community…
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Beat Street (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also musicAn aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
★ 6.1/10Also musicMolly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
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Bootmen (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also musicSean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again—dancing.
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Heartbeats (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also musicWhen a bubbly American hip hop dancer goes to India with her family for a wedding, she is impressed by a new dance style and falls in love with the man who introduced her to it.
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High Strung (2016)
★ 7/10Also musicWhen a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common…
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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also musicThe Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
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Dance with Me (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also musicYoung Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone…
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Cats Don't Dance (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also musicAn ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
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Gypsy (1962)
★ 6.4/10Also musicGypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Sing (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also musicA koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
★ 6/10Also musicThe late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
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StreetDance 3D (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also musicIn order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.
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Take the Lead (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also musicA former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based…