Best movies like Honey
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Plot Summary:
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director (David Moscow) who casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, inspirational, teen, exciting, semi serious, romantic, entertaining, feel good, humorous, serious
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Similar in 86%
Hit the Floor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ahsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite L.A. Devil Girls dance team against the wishes of her mother Sloane, a former dancer herself.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, serious, realistic, soap opera
Similar in 79%
Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)
Plot Summary:
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 865
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining
Similar in 82%
Step Up: High Water (2018)
Plot Summary:
Twins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio to Atlanta, where at their new school High Water is always a beat.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, inspirational, feel good, sweet, serious, entertaining, ridiculous
Similar in 81%
Make It Happen (2008)
Plot Summary:
Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, teen, light, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, captivating, entertaining, erotic, cute
Similar in 88%
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 81%
High Strung (2016)
Plot Summary:
When 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 ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sweet, entertaining, happy
Similar in 90%
Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)
Plot Summary:
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, motivational, funny, sex comedy, teen, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 80%
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
Similar in 79%
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
Similar in 84%
Flashdance (1983)
Plot Summary:
The popular 1980’s dance movie that depicts the life of an exotic dancer with a side job as a welder who true desire is to get into ballet school. It’s her dream to be a professional dancer and now is her chance. The film has a great soundtrack with an Oscar winning song.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, teen, retro, erotic, inspirational, romantic, sweet, serious, stylized, feel good
Similar in 79%
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 89%
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Plot Summary:
A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, romantic, teen, cute, entertaining, thought provoking, sex comedy, tragic ending, multicultural
Similar in 83%
The Company (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: stylized, lyrical, realistic, sincere, serious, talky, independent film, clever, contemplative, erotic
Similar in 80%
Let It Shine (2012)
Plot Summary:
The film follows a shy, talented musician who pens romantic hip-hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by a proxy, his best friend. Made for Disney Channel movie/.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 88%
How She Move (2007)
Plot Summary:
After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become enemies then friends later on. Her uptight mom pushes her to pass the test to get into Medical school, but she thinks she failed.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, exciting, serious, independent film
Similar in 78%
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 87%
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 77%
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
Similar in 83%
Burlesque (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, light, teen, entertaining, melancholic, inspirational, feel good, stylized, lyrical
Similar in 76%
Bandslam (2009)
Plot Summary:
A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, humorous, semi serious, light, realistic, erotic, surprise ending, sexy, clever
Similar in 77%
Step Up (2006)
Plot Summary:
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, teen, sweet, romantic, entertaining, hood, sexy, sentimental, inspirational
Similar in 75%
Take the Lead (2006)
Plot Summary:
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 on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sexy, entertaining, captivating, feel good, teen, spiritual, epic, educational, sincere
Similar in 78%
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Plot Summary:
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer – and unexpectedly falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 250000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, sexy, sentimental, touching, romantic, cute, erotic, teen, period piece, romantic comedy
Similar in 84%
Center Stage (2000)
Plot Summary:
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: teen, sentimental, touching, serious, feel good, captivating, emotional, realistic, romantic, crying
Similar in 78%
StreetDance 2 (2012)
Plot Summary:
After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, realistic, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, stylized, romantic, exciting
Similar in 79%
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
Similar in 81%
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
Similar in 89%
Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016)
Plot Summary:
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 around her, Melea rents a failing theater in order to put on a Hip-Hop Romeo and Juliet performance. But much like the Capulets and Montagues, conflicts between cast members threaten to bring the whole performance to a halt.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: inspirational, romantic, entertaining, feel good
Similar in 90%
StreetDance 3D (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 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.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, realistic, sexy, inspirational, sweet, captivating, entertaining, romantic, exciting
Similar in 81%
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Plot Summary:
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, stylized, exciting, entertaining, sexy, semi serious, humorous, erotic, feel good, romantic comedy