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Movies Like BDAY

If you liked BDAY (2019), a movie directed by Andrew Lush, 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. 1Frances 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.

  2. 221 & Over

    21 & Over (2013)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to…

  3. 3Limelight

    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.

  4. 4Girl Asleep

    Girl Asleep (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen, she can’t bear to leave her childhood; it contains all the things that give her comfort in an incomprehensible new world. She floats in a…

  5. 5Staying Alive

    Staying Alive (1983)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Five 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.

  6. 6Tuff Turf

    Tuff Turf (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10

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

  7. 7White Men Can't Jump

    White Men Can't Jump (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

  8. 8High Strung Free Dance

    High Strung Free Dance (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Zander 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…

  9. 9Magic Mike's Last Dance

    Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Mike Lane takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to…

  10. 1072 HOURS

    72 HOURS (2026)

    ★ 6.8/10

    To save his career, a 40-year-old ad exec joins a crew of twentysomethings for a wild Miami bachelor party after they mistakenly add him to a group chat.

  11. 11Take 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…

  12. 12Honey 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…

  13. 13Step Up 2: The Streets

    Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest…

  14. 14Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  15. 15Step Up 3D

    Step Up 3D (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will…

  16. 16Gloria Bell

    Gloria Bell (2019)

    ★ 6/10

    Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she…

  17. 17The Goodbye Girl

    The Goodbye Girl (1977)

    ★ 7/10

    After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

  18. 18Flashdance

    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.

  19. 19Hooper

    Hooper (1978)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the…

  20. 20Five 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…

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