20 movies like Make It Happen, ordered by similarity : Save the Last Dance(2001), Departures(2008), Australian Rules(2002), How She Move(2007), Center Stage(2000), Step Up 2 the Streets(2008), Honey(2003), Battle of the Year(2013), The Class(2008), Goodbye Solo(2008), Fruitvale Station(2013), Moneyball(2011) ...
5.5/10
Drama
USA
2008
90 Minutes
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Riley Smith Tessa Thompson John Reardon Ashley Roberts Julissa Bermudez Karen LeBlanc
dancer rousing inspiring chicago dream job transformation 2000s
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.
6.2/10
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.
8.1/10
Drama
Japan
2008
130 Minutes
Masahiro Motoki Tsutomu Yamazaki Ryôko Hirosue Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kimiko Yo Takashi Sasano Toru Minegishi Tetta Sugimoto Tatsuo Yamada Yukiko Tachibana
cellist japanese man japanese woman morgue employee fascinating gripping quirky japan morgue music dreams life job dream job mortality discovery transformation 2000s
A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
6.7/10
Drama
Australia
2002
98 Minutes
Nathan Phillips Luke Carroll Lisa Flanagan Tom Budge Simon Westaway Celia Ireland Kevin Harrington Tony Briggs Martin Vaughan
friend aborigine soccer player father teen boy teen girl rousing emotional moving inspiring australia bay coast town soccer field bar sports racism interracial romance crime
In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas and the Nungas, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the... See full summary »
3.5/10
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.
6.7/10
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.
6.2/10
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.
5.4/10
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.
5.0/10
Drama
USA
2013
109 Minutes
Josh Holloway Laz Alonso Josh Peck Caity Lotz Chris Brown Flipz Jon Do-Knock Cruz Anis Cheufra Jesse "Casper" Brown Kid David Sawandi Wilson
dancer break dancer b-boy teammate coach mogul emotional intense inspiring los angeles street competition hall gym dance hip-hop hip-hop dancing competition break dancing winning rise
Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.
7.5/10
Drama
France
2008
129 Minutes
François Bégaudeau Esmeralda Ouertani Rachel Regulier Franck Keita Wei Huang Agame Malembo-Emene Angélica Sancio Arthur Fogel
principal teacher student parent school principal engaging gripping profound spirited inspiring powerful school paris classroom playground education ethnic tension french language and literature connections leadership
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Souléymane Sy Savané Red West Diana Franco Galindo Lane 'Roc' Williams Mamadou Lam Carmen Leyva
cab driver cynic daughter charming inspiring emotional north carolina winston-salem, n.c. suicide attempt depression friendship regret money discovery underdog transformation 2000s
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Octavia Spencer Melonie Diaz Ahna O'Reilly Kevin Durand Chad Michael Murray Joey Oglesby Laurel Moglen Liisa Cohen Ariana Neal Alex Alessandro Garcia
young man black man girlfriend daughter mother police officer gritty inspiring disheartening sad somber oakland, calif. subway family home city accidental death racial profiling race relations family parent/child relationship
The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
2011
133 Minutes
Brad Pitt Jonah Hill Philip Seymour Hoffman Robin Wright Chris Pratt Stephen Bishop Reed Edward Diamond Brent Jennings Ken Medlock Tammy Blanchard Jack McGee
baseball manager baseball player baseball scout executive inspiring amusing oakland, calif. baseball field office billy beane major league baseball oakland athletics sports money underdog transformation 2000s
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2009
109 Minutes
Gabourey Sidibe Mo'Nique Paula Patton Lenny Kravitz Mariah Carey Sherri Shepherd Xosha Roquemore Chyna Layne
teenager stepfather mother teacher uplifting inspiring intense school new york city ghetto abuse rape pregnancy poverty education transformation 2000s
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Glenda Farrell Stanley Fields Sidney Blackmer Ralph Ince George E. Stone Nick Bela
criminal dancer love interest gangster melodramatic intense chicago nightclub ambition friendship crime show business dance rise fall underdog 1930s
A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
6.0/10
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2009
82 Minutes
Jason Palmer Desiree Garcia Sandha Khin Frank Garvin Alma Prelec Andre Hayward
trumpeter graduate student musician girlfriend dancer creative offbeat charming moving new york city boston subway park bench romance cheating romantic dilemma breakup music love
After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
7.2/10
Romance, Drama
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Duvall Tom Bower Colin Farrell James Keane William Marquez Ryan Bingham Paul Herman Rick Dial Jack Nation
singer reporter son star musician gritty inspiring arizona nightclub alcoholism music love show business transformation 2000s
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
7.8/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2000
113 Minutes
Michelle Rodriguez Jaime Tirelli Paul Calderon Santiago Douglas Ray Santiago Elisa Bocanegra Shannon Walker Williams Iris Little-Thomas John Sayles
student boxer trainer father gritty inspiring high school household boxing ring boxing scandal discrimination confrontation loneliness discovery rise transformation 2000s
Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
Comedy, Drama
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
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