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Movies Like Panes Taking

If you liked Panes Taking, a movie directed by John Schlag, 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. 1Footloose

    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.

  2. 2National Gallery

    National Gallery (2014)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and…

  3. 3Make Your Move

    Make Your Move (2013)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.

  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. 5The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer (1927)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the…

  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. 7Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings (1957)

    ★ 6.8/10

    After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out…

  8. 8Save the Last Dance

    Save the Last Dance (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10

    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…

  9. 9Dancer

    Dancer (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.

  10. 10Strictly Ballroom

    Strictly Ballroom (1992)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

  11. 11Brigadoon

    Brigadoon (1954)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at…

  12. 12High Strung

    High Strung (2016)

    ★ 7/10

    When 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…

  13. 13Frances Ha

    Frances Ha (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10

    An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

  14. 14Battle of the Year

    Battle of the Year (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

  15. 15Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard (1996)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."

  16. 16Five Dances

    Five Dances (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A gifted young dancer arrives in New York City and joins the downtown contemporary dance world. With talent to burn, he soon must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a…

  17. 17Billy Elliot

    Billy Elliot (2000)

    ★ 7.6/10

    County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is…

  18. 18What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

  19. 19Honey 3: Dare to Dance

    Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10

    While 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…

  20. 20Make It Happen

    Make It Happen (2008)

    ★ 6/10

    Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.

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