Movies Like Ballet After Dark
If you liked Ballet After Dark (2019), a movie directed by Barbara K. Asare-Bediako, 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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Step Up (2006)
★ 6.9/10Delinquent 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.
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Frankie & Alice (2010)
★ 6/10A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
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Flashdance (1983)
★ 6.5/10Alex 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.
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Limelight (1952)
★ 7.9/10A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
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Take the Lead (2006)
★ 6.9/10A 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…
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StreetDance 3D (2010)
★ 6.5/10In 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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Steel Magnolias (1989)
★ 7.2/10A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
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Flawless (1999)
★ 6.1/10An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.
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I Believe in Unicorns (2015)
★ 6.6/10Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
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Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
★ 6.1/10At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.
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The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
★ 6.4/10In 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.
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Dance with Me (1998)
★ 6.9/10Young 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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Sightless (2020)
★ 6.7/10After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.
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StreetDance 2 (2012)
★ 6.2/10After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.
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Born to Dance (2015)
★ 6.2/10Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.
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IMAX Hubble (2010)
★ 7.1/10An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Breakin' (1984)
★ 6.7/10A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
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Hounddog (2008)
★ 6.5/10A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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At First Sight (1999)
★ 6/10A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.
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You Got Served (2004)
★ 6.4/10At 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…