20 movies like Center Stage, ordered by similarity : Polina(2016), Song for a Raggy Boy(2003), Fame(2009), How She Move(2007), Step Up 2 the Streets(2008), Honey(2003), Honey: Rise Up and Dance(2018), Caterina Goes to Town(2003), Alex in Wonder(2001), Hera Pheri(1975), Is Anybody There?(2008), Lady Bird(2017) ...
Drama
USA
2000
114 Minutes
Amanda Schull Zoe Saldana Susan May Pratt Peter Gallagher Donna Murphy Debra Monk Ethan Stiefel Sascha Radetsky Julie Kent Ilia Kulik Eion Bailey
dancer teacher boyfriend friend choreographer director rousing engaging school new york city ballet eating disorder aspirations betrayal dance underdog rivalry quest 2000s
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.
Drama
France
2016
108 Minutes
Angelin Preljocaj Anastasia Shevtsova Veronika Zhovnytska Juliette Binoche Aleksey Guskov Niels Schneider Jérémie Bélingard Miglen Mirtchev Kseniya Kutepova Oriana Jimenez Ambroise Divaret
ballerina ballet director ballet instructor dancer dance instructor frenchman engaging charming creative playful melodramatic emotional paris ballet dance floor dance studio ballet attraction new life dancing
A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
Musical, Drama
USA
2009
107 Minutes
Asher Book Kristy Flores Paul Iacono Paul McGill Naturi Naughton Kay Panabaker Kherington Payne Collins Pennie Walter Perez Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Debbie Allen
high-school student singer dancer actor friend teacher engaging emotional creative high school dance studio costume party subway new york city aspirations performance friendship romance relationships show business
An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The name of the school in 1980 was Fiorello Laguardia High School.
Drama
Canada|USA|France
2007
98 Minutes
Rutina Wesley Tré Armstrong Dwain Murphy Brennan Gademans Clé Bennett Kevin Duhaney Shawn Desman Tristan D. Lalla Daniel Morrison Romina D'Urgo
student dancer rival friend inspiring heartwarming high school household inner city dance death drugs family competition rivalry underdog 2000s
Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
Drama, Romance
USA
2008
97 Minutes
Briana Evigan Robert Hoffman Will Kemp Sonja Sohn Adam G. Sevani Danielle Polanco Telisha Shaw Cassie Ventura Black Thomas LaJon "Lil Duda" Dantzler
dancer teen girl teen boy friend guardian foster mother engaging positive tense uplifting creative spectacular baltimore school nightclub art school dance studio audition dance dancing competition
Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.
Drama
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Jessica Alba Mekhi Phifer Romeo Miller Joy Bryant David Moscow Lonette McKee Zachary Isaiah Williams Laurie Ann Gibson Anthony Sherwood
dancer director friend teen boy teen girl choreographer confident engaging inspiring emotional new york city community center apartment record store harlem, n.y. dance studio hip-hop dancing show business difficult decision sexual harassment
Honey is a sexy, tough music video choreographer who shakes up her life after her mentor gives her an ultimatum: sleep with him or be blacklisted within their industry.
Drama, Music
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Teyana Taylor Bryshere Y. Gray Sierra Aylina McClain Charmin Lee Candice Craig Joel Rush Brya Wood Lawrence Kao Kwajalyn Brown Josh Ventura Maria Legarda
dancer student young woman dancing girl rival lighthearted cheeky cool playful united states city dance club dance floor college atlanta dance college admission friendship rivalry dancing
Aspiring street dancer Skyler (Teyana Taylor) is at a major crossroads in her life. She's decided to try-out for the same dance crew as her formally trained sister Tosha (Sierra McClain) in... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Italy
2003
106 Minutes
Alice Teghil Sergio Castellitto Margherita Buy Carolina Iaquaniello Federica Sbrenna Claudio Amendola Galatea Ranzi Flavio Bucci Antonio Carnevale Paola Tiziana Cruciani Silvio Vannucci
teacher father mother young girl friend government official engaging spirited witty touching small town rome high school shopping mall cemetery rally father/daughter relationship new school friendship politics
Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.
Drama
USA
2001
96 Minutes
Angela Gots Robert Hays Ellen Greene Sean Flynn Danny Masterson Alison Lohman Soleil Moon Frye Lisa Brenner Geneviève Bujold Ivo Cutzarida David Dukes
dancer mother father boyfriend friend creative emotional sultry amusing dance studio house high school classroom ballet divorce coming of age teen romance friendship sexual awakening growing up
A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky parents.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Caine Bill Milner Anne-Marie Duff David Morrissey Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Spriggs Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan Linzey Cocker Sylvia Syms Ralph Ineson
young boy magician magician's assistant best friend friend teenager charming playful engaging suspenseful witty friendship best friends relationships unlikely friendship magic adventure discovery growing up mystery
A death-obsessed youth (Bill Milner) befriends an aging magician (Michael Caine) who longs to join his wife in the afterlife.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
103 Minutes
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Musical, Drama
2015
152 Minutes
Prabhu Deva Varun Dhawan Shraddha Kapoor Sushant Pujari Tisca Chopra Lauren Gottlieb Allu Arjun Raghav Juyal Dharmesh Yelande Salman Yusuff Khan
young man young woman friend dancer mentor confident fascinating intense passionate powerful moving india mumbai, india house street stage friendship dance dancing competition fighting
Childhood friends Suresh and Vinnie want to become successful dancers. To fulfill their dreams, they form a dance group with their friends and compete in a hip-hop contest in Las Vegas.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
99 Minutes
Abigail Spencer Cheyenne Jackson Collette Wolfe Elena Satine Sonja Kinski Patrick Heusinger Guy Burnet John Patrick Amedori Hana Hayes
dancer friend boyfriend dance instructor lover family member brooding emotional intense bathroom apartment dance studio bedroom gym party suicide prevention dancing fear friendship rejection
A beautiful dancer balances on the razor's edge between reality and fantasy as she asks her friends to help her figure out the passions and relationship that have shaped who they are and who they will become.
Drama
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Amber Tamblyn Kelli Garner Ashton Holmes Daryl Sabara Hilarie Burton Kelly Lynch Edward Tournier Julia Garro Stephen Colletti Ricky Ullman
high-school student best friend boyfriend girlfriend love interest classmate sultry emotional hedonistic high school house party sex relationships friendship coming of age sexual tension betrayal love growing up
Wendy and her friends avoid the heartless world of random hookups and friends-with-benefits by spending all their time together. When she meets Sean, Wendy is torn between her genuine affection and desire for him and her commitment to her friends, especially her best friend Billie: and Billie isn't interested in losing her friends.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Fredro Starr Terry Kinney Bianca Lawson Vince Green Garland Whitt Mekdes Bruk
teen girl father teacher sister dancer boyfriend inspiring gritty emotional moving chicago high school street store rehearsal space dance death interracial romance teen angst jealousy
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.
Drama
Norway
2006
105 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Espen Klouman Høiner Viktoria Winge Henrik Elvestad Christian Rubeck Odd-Magnus Williamson Pal Stokka Henrik Mestad
friend girlfriend writer author disheartening melodramatic amusing city apartment party ocean norway stage success friendship writing rejection jealousy mental breakdown quest
Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK
2006
98 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Judi Dench Bill Nighy Tameka Empson Max Lewis Andrew Simpson Juno Temple Alice Bird Emma Kennedy
student teacher friend husband adulterer dark passionate emotional engaging high school house scandal affair desperation friendship betrayal child abuse pursuit forbidden love 2000s
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Natalie Portman Mila Kunis Vincent Cassel Barbara Hershey Winona Ryder Benjamin Millepied Ksenia Solo Kristina Anapau
ballerina mother director rival young woman ballet instructor eerie shocking suspenseful thrilling intense emotional new york city studio stage dance studio ballet big city ballet competition
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".