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Plot Summary:
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter in the mother of all dance battles.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, black comedy, exciting, tense, idiotic
Best tv shows and movies like Dance Flick (2009):
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Marci X (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, spooky, satirical, controversial
Similar in 80%
Work It (2020)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, not serious, teen
Similar in 77%
Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
Plot Summary:
"Kickin' It Old Skool" revolves around a 12-year-old breakdancer, who in 1986 hits his head while performing at a talent show and as a result is comatose for 20 years. He awakens to find he is a grown man. With the mind and experience of a young kid, he attempts to revive his and his dance team's short-lived career with the hopes of helping support his parents' failing yogurt shop.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, not serious, talky, stylized, slapstick, independent film, slapstick comedy, hilarious, parody
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Totally Awesome (2006)
Plot Summary:
Do you prefer to wax on or wax off? Preacher won't let you dance? Well then, put Baby in the corner and come on down, 'cause VH1 is bringing back more of the'80s you love in this feature-length film, Totally Awesome. The Gundersons have just moved across the country and the kids - Charlie, Lori, and Max - are trying their best to acclimate themselves into a new school and all kinds of dilemmas therein: the need to dance, the pitfalls of young love, the quest for popularity, scientific genius and of course the quirky but loveable Japanese gardener. Totally Awesome takes all your favorite '80s-flick mainstays and weaves them into the biggest and baddest plotline ever conceived. Tot say it is radical would be an understatement.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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Steppin : The Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, hood, captivating, independent film
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Breaking Wind (2012)
Plot Summary:
A comedic spoof based on the worldwide phenomenon "The Twilight Saga.".
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, spoof, cynical, idiotic, vampire comedy, campy
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Little Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd, hilarious, hood, black comedy, teen, offbeat
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Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
Plot Summary:
A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic
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B-Girl (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of underground hip hop.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, touching, independent film
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Save the Last Dance 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe and Miles, who teach hip-hop classes. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique Delacroix that she idolizes - Monique requires full commitment, discipline and hard work from her students. When Miles, who is a composer, invites Sara to help him compose the music for the dance choreography Sara's passion for hip-hop is sparked and she also falls in love with Miles. When she is assigned to perform Giselle in an important event, she feels divided between the technique of the ballet and the creative work offered by Miles.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, serious, realistic, teen
Similar in 79%
Freak Dance (2010)
Plot Summary:
A spoiled rich girl who wants to be a dancer finds herself caught into between two rival dance groups set to do battle at an underground competition.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, parody, realistic, alternative comedy
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Beat the World (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three dance crews – one Latin American, one European and one Canadian – prepare to battle at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final showdown to become world champions they find that their lifelong hopes, dreams and even lives, are at stake.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, exciting, serious, independent film
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Battle of the Year (2013)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, vintage
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You Got Served (2004)
Plot Summary:
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 together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: intense, stylized, humorous, hood, inspirational, entertaining, serious, realistic, sexy, melancholic
Similar in 81%
Breakin' (1984)
Plot Summary:
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, hood, cult classic, independent film, psychotronic, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, freeze frame
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School Dance (2014)
Plot Summary:
High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he’ll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia’s gangsta brother, and pass the crew’s initiation—in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, touching, captivating, independent film, black comedy, realistic
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The Breakdance Kid (2004)
Plot Summary:
In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his town's breakdance competition. Whitey struggles to conquer bully breakdancers, to win the heart of a disinterested girl, and live up to the name, "The Breakdance Kid".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary
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Stomp the Yard (2007)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, touching, hood, serious, realistic, independent film, erotic
Similar in 79%
Step Up Revolution (2012)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, entertaining, teen, light, serious, captivating, realistic, grindhouse, sexy
Similar in 89%
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
Plot Summary:
When rebellious street dancer Andie 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 schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, inspirational, entertaining, captivating, serious, realistic, hood, light, exciting
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Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
Plot Summary:
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, serious, captivating, realistic, independent film
Similar in 87%
Joyful Noise (2012)
Plot Summary:
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, black comedy
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White Chicks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used as bait for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize the FBI's plan, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from African-American men into a pair of blonde, white women.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, funny, satirical, parody, teen, action comedy, black comedy, entertaining, feel good
Similar in 75%
The Jerk Theory (2008)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring recording artist, Adam, is burned by a bad relationship experience and decides that if women won't respond to the "nice guy" then he'll be "the jerk." This is wildly successful with meaningless relationships, but when Adam meets and falls for Molly, who doesn"t fall for his jerk routine, Adam is forced to reconsider his dating philosophy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, cute, teen
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Feel the Noise (2007)
Plot Summary:
After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob flees to a place and father he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his step-brother Javi to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, hood, serious
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Scary Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 281000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slasher, not serious, satirical, absurd, slapstick, teen
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Step Up 3D (2010)
Plot Summary:
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 change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, teen, serious, exciting, hood, feel good, breathtaking, inspirational, realistic
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Honey 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to the 2003 dance movie Honey. Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, feel good, captivating, serious, realistic, romantic, teen, exciting
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Footloose (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, teen, entertaining, absurd, sincere, serious, intense, humorous, cute
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Pitch Perfect (2012)
Plot Summary:
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, teen, funny, light, romantic, entertaining, semi serious, sweet