Movies like ABCD
If ABCD's mix of underdog, dancing and dance stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what ABCD's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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La La Land
2016 · Directed by Damien Chazelle · 129 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: dancing, dance, musical · From the same decade (2010s)
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that…
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Center Stage
2000 · Directed by Nicholas Hytner · 115 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: dance, competition
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…
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 120 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dancing
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a…
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Ex Machina
2015 · Directed by Alex Garland · 108 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dancing · From the same decade (2010s)
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company.
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Udaan
2010 · Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane · 138 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Hindi drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Upon returning to his industrial hometown, a young man must decide whether to follow his own dreams or acquiesce to his father's plans for his future.
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Take the Lead
2006 · Directed by Liz Friedlander · 118 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: dance
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance.