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Movies Like non-dancer vs. obsessive aspiration for four perfect fouettés

If you liked non-dancer vs. obsessive aspiration for four perfect fouettés, a movie directed by Hannah Lewis, 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.

  1. 1Black Swan

    Black Swan (2010)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

  2. 2The American

    The American (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10

    American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.

  3. 3First Position

    First Position (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.

  4. 4Flashdance

    Flashdance (1983)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

  5. 5Step Up

    Step Up (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Delinquent 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 up-and-coming dancer Nora.

  6. 6Take the Lead

    Take the Lead (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A 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…

  7. 7Our Kind of Traitor

    Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

    ★ 6/10

    A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on…

  8. 8Daddio

    Daddio (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.

  9. 9Footloose

    Footloose (1984)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.

  10. 10Limelight

    Limelight (1952)

    ★ 7.9/10

    A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

  11. 11Center Stage: Turn It Up

    Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

    ★ 6.9/10

    All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to…

  12. 12The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes (1948)

    ★ 8/10

    A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

  13. 13The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10

    In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

  14. 14The Novice

    The Novice (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

  15. 15Boudica

    Boudica (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a…

  16. 16Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance? (2004)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife…

  17. 17Dance with Me

    Dance with Me (1998)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Young 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…

  18. 18Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  19. 19What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew (2013)

    ★ 7.1/10

    In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new…

  20. 20Don't Move

    Don't Move (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins.

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