20 movies like Battle of the Year, ordered by similarity : ABCD - Any Body Can Dance(2013), Honey: Rise Up and Dance(2018), Breaking Through(2015), Step Up: All In(2014), Polina(2016), How She Move(2007), The Fits(2015), ABCD 2(2015), Step Up 3(2010), Clouds of Sils Maria(2014), A Beautiful Now(2015), Love on Ice(2017) ...
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.
Drama
India
2013
210 Minutes
Prabhu Deva Ganesh Acharya Kay Kay Menon Lauren Gottlieb Terence Lewis Dharmesh Yelande Noorin Sha Punit Pathak Prince Gupta Mayuresh Wadkar Vrushali Chavan
young man dancer dance instructor business partner street performer inspiring creative melodramatic airy emotional heartwarming mumbai, india street dance studio dance dancing competition new life bollywood love metamorphosis
When a capable dancer is provoked by the evil design of his employer, naturally he will be out to prove his mettle.
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 »
Drama
USA
2015
101 Minutes
Sophia Aguiar Jay Ellis Marissa Heart Bruna Marquezine Taeko McCarroll Jordan Rodrigues Robert Roldan Julie Warner
dancer talent scout young man competitor airy amusing emotional inspiring intense passionate dance studio dance club stage competition dancing talent career jealousy rivalry rise
When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.
Drama
USA|Canada
2014
112 Minutes
Ryan Guzman Briana Evigan Stephen "tWitch" Boss Misha Gabriel Izabella Miko Alyson Stoner Adam G. Sevani Mari Koda David "Kid David" Shreibman Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith Luis Rosado
dancer crew member friend judge rival competitor confident cool creative tense uplifting spectacular hollywood, calif. miami las vegas stage hotel dance studio competition dreams
All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
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
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
USA
2015
72 Minutes
Royalty Hightower Makyla Burnam Inayah Rodgers Alexis Neblett Da'Sean Minor Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. Lauren Gibson
young girl dancer boxer dancing girl engaging gripping striking gym united states community center boxing ring sports dance competition growing up mother/daughter relationship growing up rise 2010s
A comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance and inspirational success story of Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.
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, Drama
USA
2010
106 Minutes
Rick Malambri Adam G. Sevani Sharni Vinson Alyson Stoner Harry Shum Jr. Keith Stallworth Kendra Andrews Stephen "tWitch" Boss Joe Slaughter LaJon "Lil Duda" Dantzler
college student dancer sister love interest foster mother hip-hop dancer uplifting emotional tense creative spectacular new york city college street warehouse dance club stage showdown college friendship
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.
Drama
France|Germany|Switzerland
2014
123 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Kristen Stewart Chloë Grace Moretz Lars Eidinger Johnny Flynn Angela Winkler Hanns Zischler Aljoscha Stadelmann Luise Berndt Gilles Tschudi Benoït Peverelli
actress rival producer young woman intense emotional melodramatic suspenseful inspiring switzerland theater stage swiss alps acting fame jealousy youth versus age competition rise fall
A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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, Romance
USA
2017
84 Minutes
Julie Marie Berman Andrew W. Walker Linda Kash Ana Golja Gail O'Grady Neil Crone Ipsita Paul Laura Miyata Kate Drummond Jim Watson Nneka Elliott
ice skater figure skater coach boy rival emotional melodramatic inspiring heartwarming powerful positive ice skating rink ice skating competition challenge career first love love rise fall
The story of David Huggins, an unassuming 72 year-old who claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings - including an inter-species romance with an E.T. woman (with ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
UK
1948
133 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Moira Shearer Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Robert Helpmann Leonide Massine Albert Basserman Ludmilla Tcherina Esmond Knight
dancer instructor composer emotional passionate spirited france waterfront stage ambition dance love romance forbidden love rivalry discovery rise sacrifice 1940s
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Romance, Drama
Sweden|Georgia|France
2019
105 Minutes
Levan Gelbakhiani Bachi Valishvili Ana Javakishvili Giorgi Tsereteli Tamar Bukhnikashvili Marika Gogichaishvili Kakha Gogidze Levan Gabrava
young man young woman newcomer dancer charming creative emotional fiery tbilisi, georgia dance studio coming-of-age dancing rise temptation underdog 21st century
A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.
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.
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1929
92 Minutes
Gilda Gray Jameson Thomas Anna May Wong King Hoo Chang Cyril Ritchard Hannah Jones Charles Laughton
dancer club owner dishwasher boyfriend star thrilling fiery brash engaging nightclub london apartment murder jealousy dance love triangle competition rivalry pursuit 1920s
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act which soon leads to a plot of betrayal, forbidden love and murder.
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2012
98 Minutes
Ryan Guzman Kathryn McCormick Misha Gabriel Cleopatra Coleman Stephen "tWitch" Boss Tommy Dewey Peter Gallagher Michael "Xeno" Langebeck Mia Michaels Claudio Pinto Megan Boone
dancer young man businessman friend father artist sultry spirited melodramatic tense uplifting creative miami neighborhood dance club beach protest kitchen dancing young love
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.
Drama
USA|Canada
2008
90 Minutes
Peter Gallagher Ethan Stiefel Rachele Brooke Smith Kenny Wormald Sarah Jayne Jensen Nicole Muñoz Christopher Russell Christian Vincent
dancer dance instructor inspiring uplifting new york ballet hip-hop dancing rivalry rise 2000s
A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.
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.