Movies Like Jill Johnston Dancing
If you liked Jill Johnston Dancing (1964), a movie directed by Andy Warhol, 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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Frances Ha (2013)
★ 7.3/10An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
★ 7/10A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
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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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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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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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High Strung Free Dance (2018)
★ 7.3/10Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s…
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Moonwalker (1988)
★ 7.1/10This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.
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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
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Footloose (1984)
★ 6.7/10When 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.
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Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5/10After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
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Saturday Night Fever (1977)
★ 6.7/10Tony 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.
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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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Black Swan (2010)
★ 7.7/10A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
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My Generation (2017)
★ 7/10The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.
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The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023)
★ 7.8/10Filmed at LA's SoFi Stadium, The Weeknd brings down the house – and your living room – in this epic concert event.
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Staying Alive (1983)
★ 5.8/10Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever still burns. Now he's struts toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
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This Is It (2009)
★ 7.4/10A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
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Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
★ 8/10A concert film that the former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter made on various tour dates between 2010 and 2013, when he was playing his former group's 1980 double-album in its entirety.
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Looking for Richard (1996)
★ 6.8/10Al 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."
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High Strung (2016)
★ 7/10When 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…