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Movies Like The Skating Rink

If you liked The Skating Rink (2018), a movie directed by Stewart Laing, 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. 1The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold

    The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.

  2. 2mid90s

    mid90s (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

  3. 3I, Tonya

    I, Tonya (2017)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

  4. 4The Cutting Edge

    The Cutting Edge (1992)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...

  5. 5Downhill Racer

    Downhill Racer (1969)

    ★ 6/10

    An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.

  6. 6The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice

    The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10

    After her partner's career-ending injury, a former figure skater shifts gears to become an instructor. Later, she finds the strength to return to competitive skating by partnering with an unconventional and notorious…

  7. 7Grind

    Grind (2003)

    ★ 6/10

    Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

  8. 8Black 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."

  9. 9Blades of Glory

    Blades of Glory (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10

    When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.

  10. 10Lords of Dogtown

    Lords of Dogtown (2005)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a…

  11. 11Ice Princess

    Ice Princess (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10

    With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

  12. 12Saturday Night Fever

    Saturday Night Fever (1977)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.

  13. 1324 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People (2002)

    ★ 7/10

    Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his…

  14. 14Thinner

    Thinner (1996)

    ★ 5.9/10

    An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is…

  15. 15The Hill

    The Hill (1965)

    ★ 7.5/10

    North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of…

  16. 16The Squid and the Whale

    The Squid and the Whale (2005)

    ★ 7/10

    Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

  17. 17A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera (1935)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and…

  18. 18Billy Elliot: The Musical Live

    Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (2014)

    ★ 8.1/10

    In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner…

  19. 19Gleaming the Cube

    Gleaming the Cube (1989)

    ★ 6/10

    An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater…

  20. 20Rollerball

    Rollerball (1975)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

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