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Movies Like Aria

If you liked Aria (2012), a movie directed by Benjamin Millepied, 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. 1Step 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.

  2. 2Take 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…

  3. 3Boundin'

    Boundin' (2003)

    ★ 6.5/10

    On a high mountain plain lives a lamb with wool of such remarkable sheen that he breaks into high-steppin' dance. But there comes a day when he loses his lustrous coat and, along with it, his pride. It takes a wise…

  4. 4Limelight

    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.

  5. 5The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon (1953)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

  6. 6Black 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."

  7. 7Flashdance

    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.

  8. 8The Skeleton Dance

    The Skeleton Dance (1929)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

  9. 9The 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…

  10. 10Tupac: Resurrection

    Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.

  11. 11Step Up Revolution

    Step Up Revolution (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

  12. 12The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…

  13. 13Beats

    Beats (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10

    An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

  14. 14Aquamania

    Aquamania (1961)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.

  15. 15You Got Served

    You Got Served (2004)

    ★ 6.4/10

    At 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…

  16. 16Robin Robin

    Robin Robin (2021)

    ★ 7/10

    A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.

  17. 17Suspiria

    Suspiria (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will…

  18. 18Death Defying Acts

    Death Defying Acts (2007)

    ★ 5.9/10

    On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

  19. 19Ballet Shoes

    Ballet Shoes (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10

    An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one…

  20. 20Boudica

    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…

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