20 movies like Polina, ordered by similarity : Black Swan(2010), ABCD - Any Body Can Dance(2013), Ballet 422(2014), The Red Shoes(1948), Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai ... !(2004), Lautrec(1998), A Better Life(2012), The Fits(2015), Dreamfactory(2019), Honey: Rise Up and Dance(2018), Center Stage(2000), Rendezvous(1985) ...
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.
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".
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.
Documentary, Music
USA
2014
72 Minutes
Tiler Peck David Prottas Amar Ramasar
choreographer ballet director ballerina dancer fascinating engaging moving inspiring new york city united states ballet ballet new york city choreography creative process documentaries dance dancing transformation rise
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
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
India
2004
135 Minutes
Sammir Dattani Pooja Kanwal Sachin Khedekar Akshay Anand Sandhya Mridul
young woman wealthy girl poor person love interest father dance instructor engaging heartwarming cheeky emotional melodramatic dance studio dance relationships father/daughter relationship class conflict intervention happiness love forbidden love
Daughter of a rich man, Pari (Pooja Kanwal) falls in love with a poor boy Yash (Sameer Dattani), whose dream is to open a dance academy. The relationship is disliked by her childhood friend... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
France|Spain
1998
127 Minutes
Régis Royer Elsa Zylberstein Anémone Claude Rich Jean-Marie Bigard Helene Babu Claire Borotra Alexandra Pandev Amanda Rubenstein Florence Viala Micha Lescot
toulouse-lautrec artist wealthy man aristocrat frenchman woman engaging charming creative emotional lighthearted melodramatic villa france paris artist's studio café nightclub art ambition
Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.
Drama
USA
2012
110 Minutes
Leïla Bekhti Guillaume Canet Slimane Khettabi Claudia Jurt Dan Demarbre Abraham Belaga Nicolas Abraham François Favrat
chef waitress love interest lover son couple engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming moving restaurant france montreal canada relationships attraction new life money happiness
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
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.
Drama, Romance
Germany
2019
128 Minutes
Emilia Schüle Dennis Mojen Ken Duken Svenja Jung Nikolai Kinski Anatole Taubman Heiner Lauterbach Lenn Kudrjawizki Milton Welsh
german dancer frenchwoman love interest beautiful woman film producer charming endearing engaging heartwarming emotional melodramatic germany east germany film set east/west clash dancing romance filmmaking attraction
A romantic drama set in 1961 that follows a young studio extra's ambitious efforts to reunite with the French girl he loves after being separated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
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
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
1985
82 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Wadeck Stanczak Lambert Wilson Jean-Louis Trintignant Anne Wiazemsky Dominique Lavanant Jacques Nolot Jean-Louis Vitrac Michela Moretti Annie Noel
young woman aspiring actress love interest lover director father figure engaging melodramatic heartwarming intense paris france movie set love interest relationships attraction tragedy tragic love career adventure
Dreaming of an actress future, a young girl arrives in Paris. Her personality awakens a glowing passion of several different men.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
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.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Drama, Romance
2018
82 Minutes
Aure Atika Nicolas Bauwens Tommy Lee Baïk Ilian Bergala Pierre Cartonnet Marie Denarnaud Félix Maritaud
young man man gay man classmate concierge boyfriend intense brooding suspenseful melodramatic emotional profound hotel club school past homosexuality partnership first love trust
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
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.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1966
97 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Nino Manfredi Ugo Tognazzi Joachim Fuchsberger Franco Fabrizi Turi Ferro Franco Nero Jean-Claude Brialy Mario Adorf Enrico Maria Salerno Solvi Stubing
young girl young woman aspiring actress failed actress lover love interest emotional engaging melodramatic sad passionate heartwarming italy rome village ambition exploitation relationships difficult decision tragic love
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.