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Movies Like Dancing Girl

If you liked Dancing Girl (1957), a drama and romance movie directed by Hiroshi Shimizu, 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. 1Heartbeats

    Heartbeats (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and drama

    When 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.

  2. 2Dirty Dancing

    Dirty Dancing (1987)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and romance

    Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly…

  3. 3The Man in the Moon

    The Man in the Moon (1991)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets…

  4. 4A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

  5. 5Into the Forest

    Into the Forest (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness &…

  6. 6Five Dances

    Five Dances (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  7. 7Ladies in Lavender

    Ladies in Lavender (2004)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    Andrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him…

  8. 8Footloose

    Footloose (1984)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    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.

  9. 9Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  10. 10The Last Song

    The Last Song (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

  11. 11Sister Cities

    Sister Cities (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

  12. 12Flashdance

    Flashdance (1983)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    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.

  13. 13Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  14. 14Blue Jasmine

    Blue Jasmine (2013)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted…

  15. 15Step Up

    Step Up (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    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.

  16. 16I Wish

    I Wish (2011)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top…

  17. 17Charlie St. Cloud

    Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his…

  18. 18Home from the Hill

    Home from the Hill (1960)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.

  19. 19Tuff Turf

    Tuff Turf (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.

  20. 20Inventing the Abbotts

    Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and…

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