Maven's 100+ Best Dance Movies
Inspiration, Dedication and amazing moves are all on display for those with the passion and need to dance. Simply a joy to watch. What it takes to succeed, competitively or professionally, from hip-hop and break-dancing to ballroom and ballet (6.0+ votes 40+). Also see:
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- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia SkalaAn 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsEddie BarthIrene CaraLee CurreriA chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohn TravoltaKaren Lynn GorneyBarry MillerAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsOlivia Newton-JohnMatt LattanziJohn AchornOlivia Physical is a 1982 video collection featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John and various of her songs, most from the album Physical.
- CreatorSamantha StraussJoanna WernerStarsXenia GoodwinAlicia BanitDena KaplanFifteen-year-old Tara Webster's dream of dancing comes true when she gets into a top dance academy. She soon realizes dancing is only half the battle.
- DirectorGuy FerlandStarsDiego LunaRomola GaraiSela WardHigh school senior Katey moves to Havana in November 1958, when her dad gets a promotion at Ford. She meets a local waiter, who introduces her to sensual Cuban music/dance. They enter a big dance contest for the prize when he gets fired.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsJulia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonA white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
- DirectorPatrick-Mario BernardXavier BrillatPierre TrividicStarsPatrick-Mario BernardPierre TrividicJean-Yves JouannaisRené and his lover Patric live in an old ballroom on the coast in Northern France. When Patric goes away for work, René begins to obsess on a picture of two brothers in dresses that hangs on the wall of the ballroom. He then begins hearing things and seeing things in the old space and begins to question his sanity.
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsAntonio BanderasRob BrownYaya DaCostaA dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsChanning TatumJenna DewanDamaine RadcliffTyler receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsRobert HoffmanBriana EviganCassie VenturaRomantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsSharni VinsonRick MalambriAdam SevaniA 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.
- DirectorScott SpeerStarsKathryn McCormickRyan GuzmanCleopatra ColemanEmily 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 real estate development plans.
- CreatorSimon FullerNigel LythgoeStarsCat DeeleyNigel LythgoeMark ThompsonQualified dancers from ballroom and ballet to salsa, jive and hip-hop all compete to be named the best.
- DirectorPeter ChelsomStarsRichard GereJennifer LopezSusan SarandonA romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
- StarsTravis WallNick LazzariniTeddy ForanceFollows Emmy-nominated choreographer Travis Wall and his lifelong friends and roommates in their quest to launch their own dance company, Shaping Sound.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsMichael FlatleyBernadette FlynnDaire NolanSince its premiere, Lord of the Dance has been captivating audiences and critics around the globe and has grossed over one billion dollars worldwide. Now fans will have a once in a lifetime opportunity, when the world famous Lord of the Dance and star Michael Flatley brings his vision to home audiences giving the viewer an unparalleled sense of the scale of the show as never seen before.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsPaul MercurioTara MoriceBill HunterA maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
- DirectorMarilyn AgreloStarsHeather BermanEmma Therese BiegackiEva CarrozzaThe students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
- DirectorChristian BonkeAndreas KoefoedStarsVyacheslav 'Slavik' KryklyvyySlavik (34) from Ukraine, former world champion in Latin American dancing is making a last and final comeback with Anna, his new dance partner and girlfriend. Slavik is addicted to the limelight and the dance and misses the rush. However, his aging body is causing him severe pains these days, and his flaring temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. The road to reclaiming the championships is a long, tough struggle. Slavik literally puts everything on the line in his ultimate push for the throne. Failure is not an option, yet failure is so difficult to avoid.
- DirectorRandall MillerStarsRobert CarlyleMarisa TomeiMary SteenburgenA widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.
- DirectorJody Lee LipesStarsJustin PeckTiler PeckSterling HyltinFrom first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
- DirectorSandra GoldbacherStarsEmma WatsonYasmin PaigeLucy BoyntonIn 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.