Movies like Roberta
If Roberta's mix of dancing, dance performance and musical stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Roberta's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Top Hat
1935 · Directed by Mark Sandrich · 99 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers · Shares: dancing, musical, singing · Also music and comedy · From the same decade (1930s)
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below.
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An American in Paris
1951 · Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 113 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: musical, singing · Also music and romance
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel.
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Funny Face
1957 · Directed by Stanley Donen · 103 min7.0
Why you'll like itWith Fred Astaire · Shares: musical · Also music and comedy
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
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La La Land
2016 · Directed by Damien Chazelle · 129 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: dancing, musical · Also comedy and romance
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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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Directed by Howard Hawks · 91 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: musical · Also comedy and romance
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money.
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A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
2016 · Directed by Michelle Johnston · 92 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: musical · Also comedy and music
A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 · Directed by Jean Negulesco · 96 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: musical · Also comedy and romance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
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High Society
1956 · Directed by Charles Walters · 112 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: musical · Also music and comedy
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.