Here we've displayed a list of the best Dance films : Been Rich All My Life(2006), The Royal Ballet(1960), The Red Shoes(1948), Rhythm Is It!(2004), Carmen & Geoffrey(2006), Top Hat(1935), Barton Fink(1991), Pina(2011), Swing Time(1936), Blood Wedding(1981), West Side Story(1961), Shall We Dance(1937) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2006
81 Minutes
Marion Coles Elaine Ellis Cleo Hayes Fay Ray
chorus girl elderly woman manager tap dancer performer endearing inspiring new york city europe jazz club nightclub harlem, n.y. stage music dance harlem renaissance aging silver belles reunion rise
Five sassy, tap dancing women aged 84 - 96. Meet the "Silver Belles".
Musical
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Margot Fonteyn Michael Somes Julia Farren Rosemary Lindsay Alexander Grant Franklin White Bryan Ashbridge
ballerina dancer prince mermaid bird partner emotional fascinating passionate sad london royal opera house stage forest sea castle dance performance partnership royal ballet
Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.
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.
Documentary, Music
Germany
2004
100 Minutes
Simon Rattle Royston Maldoom Berliner Philharmoniker
dancer choreographer major inspiring fascinating ballet berlin classical music youth dance transformation 20th century
RHYTHM IS IT! records the first big educational project of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle. The orchestra ventured out of the ivory tower of high culture into ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2006
79 Minutes
husband wife dancer actor choreographer painter charming inspiring creative paris trinidad broadway theater new york city marriage dance career vs. love love geoffrey holder carmen de lavallade love
This intimate documentary follows careers of two remarkable personalities: Carmen de Lavallade, a dynamic dancer and choreographer from California who moved to New York with Alvin Ailey and... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
Drama
UK|USA
1991
116 Minutes
John Turturro John Goodman Judy Davis Michael Lerner John Mahoney Tony Shalhoub Jon Polito Steve Buscemi David Warrilow Richard Portnow Christopher Murney
playwright neighbor insurance salesman producer drunk detective dark quirky intricate new york city hollywood, calif. hotel elevator movie studio writer's block death show business daunting task dance curse
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Documentary
Germany|France|UK|USA
2011
104 Minutes
Malou Airaudo Regina Advento Ruth Amarante Jorge Puerta Rainer Behr Andrey Berezin Bénédicte Billet Ales Cucek
dancer woman choreographer thrilling striking engaging offbeat dance studio stage germany dance choreography pursuit 2010s
A tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Musical, Romance
Spain|France
1981
72 Minutes
Antonio Gades Cristina Hoyos Juan Antonio Jiménez Carmen Villena Pilar Cardenas El Güito Enrique Esteve Jose Merce Marisol
choreographer dancer groom lover bride creative fascinating spectacular emotional spain dance studio rehearsal space love triangle arranged marriage flamenco dance gypsy culture forbidden love discovery rivalry
Group of dancers put Lorca's 'Blood Wedding' on stage, the tragic play about a married man who is still in love with his ex girlfriend, and tries to get back to her despite her planned wedding.
Musical
USA
1961
151 Minutes
Natalie Wood Richard Beymer Russ Tamblyn George Chakiris Rita Moreno Simon Oakland Ned Glass William Bramley Tucker Smith
gang member rival love interest police officer melodramatic emotional sad new york city street romance gangs showdown jealousy racism dance forbidden love rivalry 1950s
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell George Murphy Frank Morgan Ian Hunter Florence Rice Lynne Carver Ann Morriss Trixie Firschke Douglas McPhail
dancer partner producer star amusing endearing new york city broadway theater dance hall dance love teamwork friendship love quest rise 1940s
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
Musical, Comedy
France|Italy
1955
102 Minutes
Jean Gabin Françoise Arnoul María Félix Anna Amendola Jean-Roger Caussimon Dora Doll Giani Esposito Gaston Gabaroche Franco Pastorino
producer star laundress owner mistress lighthearted cheeky engaging paris café cabaret performance infidelity dance jealousy love triangle underdog discovery rivalry rise
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Drama
Netherlands|UK
2009
124 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Katie Jarvis Kierston Wareing Harry Treadaway Charlotte Collins Jason Maza Chelsea Chase Jack Gordon Sarah Counsell Brooke Hobby Rebecca Griffiths
teen girl mother sister boyfriend bleak gritty emotional apartment abandoned building essex, england school party mother/daughter relationship neglect poverty dance rebellion relationships discovery rivalry
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Comedy
Italy|France|West Germany
1986
126 Minutes
Giulietta Masina Marcello Mastroianni Franco Fabrizi Friedrich Ledebur Martin Blau Toto Mignone Augusto Poderosi Salvatore Billa
impersonator dancer old man old woman dwarf celebrity cheeky amusing tender spectacular italy television studio hotel street stage celebrity television dance impersonation partnership
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.
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, Comedy
USA
1936
110 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Harriet Hilliard Astrid Allwyn Harry Beresford Russell Hicks Brooks Benedict Ray Mayer Lucille Ball Addison Randall
sailor dancer girlfriend sister charming lighthearted winsome san francisco ship new york city romance dance friendship pursuit love 1930s
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Musical
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Adolphe Menjou Leslie Brooks Adele Mara Isobel Elsom Gus Schilling Barbara Brown Douglas Leavitt Catherine Craig Kathleen Howard
dancer band leader father daughter bride sister tender lighthearted buenos aires, argentina wedding club gambling dance romance marriage father/daughter relationship scam forbidden love transformation rise
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
Comedy
UK|USA
1997
91 Minutes
Robert Carlyle Tom Wilkinson Mark Addy Lesley Sharp Emily Woof Steve Huison Paul Barber Hugo Speer Deirdre Costello Bruce Jones William Snape
father foreman stripper ex-wife hilarious offbeat uplifting england family home strip club dance financial crisis unemployment rise sacrifice 1990s
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.
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.
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.
Documentary
USA
2013
91 Minutes
ballerina emotional inspiring fascinating new york career dance discovery
Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. With a body unlike any before hers, she mesmerized viewers and choreographers alike - her elongated, ... See full summary »
Musical, Documentary
Spain|France
2005
120 Minutes
Sara Baras Antonio Canales Aída Gómez Marta Carrasco Enrique Morente Estrella Morente
dancer performance artist composer dance instructor confident creative engaging striking spain dance studio stage dance classical music the iberia suite isaac albéniz performance adventure transformation discovery 2000s
A series of dances inspired by composer Isaac Albéniz's "Iberia" suite.
Drama, Romance
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Jennifer Grey Patrick Swayze Jerry Orbach Cynthia Rhodes Jack Weston Jane Brucker Kelly Bishop Lonny Price Charles Honi Coles "Cousin Brucie" Morrow
dance instructor girl father mother pregnant woman sister sultry emotional thrilling catskills resort house woods club summer love father/daughter relationship dance abortion tradition class conflict
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Comedy
USA
2004
86 Minutes
Jon Heder Jon Gries Aaron Ruell Efren Ramirez Tina Majorino Diedrich Bader Haylie Duff Trevor Snarr Shondrella Avery
teenager brother uncle jock charming offbeat amusing preston, idaho high school farm dance hall high school dance sibling rivalry misfits rivalry growing up underdog 20th century
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Romance, Adventure, Action
Mexico|USA
1984
105 Minutes
Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito Zack Norman Alfonso Arau Manuel Ojeda Holland Taylor Mary Ellen Trainor
writer soldier of fortune military officer sister hostage crime boss quirky lighthearted hilarious colombia jungle airport village new york city treasure affair kidnapping dance smuggling romance
A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.
Drama
Spain|USA
2002
133 Minutes
Javier Bardem Juan Diego Botto Laura Morante Elvira Mínguez Alexandra Lencastre Oliver Cotton Abel Folk Marie-Anne Berganza
detective terrorist dancer daughter father tense engaging sultry latin america dance studio apartment political unrest terrorism romantic dilemma dance deception investigation discovery quest love
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.