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51. Buck Privates (1941)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee
Votes: 4,740 | Gross: $4.00M
52. R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (2015 TV Movie)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Dove Cameron, Braeden Lemasters, Katherine McNamara, Casey Dubois
Votes: 2,438
53. Sagara Sangamam (1983)
160 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A classical dancer, Balakrishna, faces many struggles, but is eventually redeemed.
Director: K. Viswanath | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, Sailaja S.P.
Votes: 3,582
54. Love N' Dancing (2009)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
2002: Jake Mitchell is the defending World West Coast Swing Champion. He's got everything going for him: looks, personality, and style. He's at the top of his game when he and his partner ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Nicola Royston, Brandi Tobias, Brian Lucero, Tom Malloy
Votes: 1,931
55. Bloody Oranges (2021)
Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A deeply-in-debt retired couple tries to win a rock dance competition. A minister is suspected of tax fraud. A teenager makes the acquaintance of a pervert.
Director: Jean-Christophe Meurisse | Stars: Alexandre Steiger, Christophe Paou, Lilith Grasmug, Olivier Saladin
Votes: 1,194
56. Night Nurse (1979)
95 min | Comedy
Gloria Guida stars in this Italian sex-comedy in which she plays a private nurse who is involved in a family struggle for the estate of the ailing old man she cares for.
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Gloria Guida, Alvaro Vitali, Leo Colonna, Mario Carotenuto
Votes: 472
57. Sun Alley (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of kids grows up on the east side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West Germany. The antics of the people on Sonnenallee all show the absurdity of their everyday life.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Alexander Scheer, Alexander Beyer, Robert Stadlober, Teresa Weißbach
Votes: 7,270
58. Adam & Steve (2005)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Follows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.
Director: Craig Chester | Stars: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan
Votes: 3,279 | Gross: $0.31M
59. City for Conquest (1940)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Sport
Danny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together.
Directors: Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco | Stars: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp
Votes: 2,717
60. Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police officer impersonates his murdered twin brother in order to bring his killers to justice.
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Behl, Avtar Gill
Votes: 4,687
61. Manna from Heaven (2002)
PG | 119 min | Comedy
What happens when you get a "gift from god" (a financial windfall), but, many years later, find out it was just a loan -- due immediately....
Directors: Gabrielle Burton, Maria Burton | Stars: Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Louise Fletcher, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 496 | Gross: $0.51M
62. Bawarchi (1972)
Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
A dysfunctional middle-class family is transformed due to the influence of their new multi-talented household servant - but he might be too good to be true.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bachchan, Usha Kiran, Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Votes: 4,426
63. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A crazy love story full of lies, deceits and a complicated quadrangle where each one has to think quickly and dance around each other's emotions.
Director: Shaad Ali | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Preity G Zinta, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta
Votes: 3,491 | Gross: $0.70M
64. Tony Manero (2008)
TV-MA | 97 min | Drama, Music
A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from Saturday Night Fever (1977).
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Héctor Morales, Paola Lattus
Votes: 4,569
65. Farewell Amor (2020)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Reunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.
Director: Ekwa Msangi | Stars: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee
Votes: 1,560
66. Roda, tsanta & kopana no 2 (1983)
94 min | Comedy
The unexpected arrival of a pampered new student will shift the balance of power in the young troublemakers, as he struggles for a classmate's attention. Can the newcomer get the girl, and what will become of the poor teachers?
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Sotiris Tzevelekos, Steve Douzos, Yorgos Rigas, Teta Douzou
Votes: 428
67. Dancehall Queen (1997)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A single street vendor disguises herself for a dance contest, and pits her enemies against each other.
Directors: Rick Elgood, Don Letts | Stars: Audrey Reid, Carl Davis, Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers
Votes: 642 | Gross: $0.16M
68. Épouse-moi mon pote (2017)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
To avoid deportation, Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him.
Director: Tarek Boudali | Stars: Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Charlotte Gabris, Nadège Dabrowski
Votes: 4,141
69. Dancin': It's on! (2015)
PG | 89 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Two young dancers fall in love and eventually work together to win a dance competition.
Director: David Winters | Stars: Gary Daniels, Comfort Fedoke, Ava Fabian, Jordan Clark
Votes: 1,160
70. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Family, Music
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo
Votes: 3,554 | Gross: $8.12M
71. America's Best Dance Crew (2008–2015)
Music, Reality-TV
Hip-hop dance groups from around the U.S. compete for money and a chance to land a touring contract.
Stars: Layla Warren, JC Chasez, Lil Mama, Mario Lopez
Votes: 1,229
72. Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation
Barbie and her sisters along with their adorable puppies travel to sunny Hawaii for a dance contest; however, when the furry friends go missing, a suspenseful chase begins. Can they find them in time before Chelsea's big dance competition?
Directors: Conrad Helten, Ken Cunningham, Michael Goguen | Stars: Erica Lindbeck, Kazumi Evans, Claire Margaret Corlett, Alyssya Swales
Votes: 462
73. Follow the Fleet (1936)
Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Nelson
Votes: 4,736
74. Rize (2005)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Music
Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.
Director: David LaChapelle | Stars: Tommy the Clown, Larry Berry, Dragon, Jassy Marie
Votes: 3,353 | Gross: $3.28M
75. How She Move (2007)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama
Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid | Stars: Rutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong, Brennan Gademans, Boyd Banks
Votes: 6,777 | Gross: $7.07M
76. Why Be Good? (1929)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A flapper with a dubious reputation enjoys a vivacious night of dancing and finds herself romantically linked to her boss.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Colleen Moore, Neil Hamilton, Bodil Rosing, John St. Polis
Votes: 569
77. Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (2018–2021)
60 min | Family, Game-Show, Music
A spin-off of Dancing with the Stars pairing celebrity kids with professional junior ballroom dancers to perform choreographed routines, which are judged by a panel that includes renowned ballroom experts.
Stars: Jordan Fisher, Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Adam Rippon
Votes: 218
78. Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008 TV Short)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
The second of three Star Wars themed Robot Chicken parodies.
Director: Seth Green | Stars: Seth Green, Abraham Benrubi, Bob Bergen, Ahmed Best
Votes: 5,023
79. Parwana (1971)
93 min | Romance, Thriller
Kumar Sen is an artist of eminence, a talented painter, and a renowned sculptor; and like the majority of his clan, he has a sensitive introvert. But no artist can achieve any degree of ... See full summary »
Director: Jyoti Swaroop | Stars: Navin Nischol, Amitabh Bachchan, Yogeeta Bali, Om Prakash
Votes: 235
80. Funkytown (2011)
R | 132 min | Drama, Music
1976. Montreal. Eight people who wanted to see and be seen at the trendiest disco will be juggling fame and anonymity until they will be forced to make sober choices in an era when excess was the norm, and when disco was king.
Director: Daniel Roby | Stars: Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch
Votes: 925
81. Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Murder on the Dance Floor (2001 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Sophie sabotages the other dancers in a competition.
Director: Sophie Muller | Stars: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Colin Stinton
Votes: 103
82. Heart of Stone (2016)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
German tale about a man who sells his heart to a forest-dwelling warlock for money and power.
Director: Johannes Naber | Stars: Frederick Lau, Henriette Confurius, David Schütter, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 682
83. Bundle of Joy (1956)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan
Votes: 1,417
84. La tratta delle bianche (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Marc Lawrence, Ettore Manni, Silvana Pampanini
Votes: 222
85. The Dancer (2000)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama
A mute female dancer who wows audiences in club competitions but can't get Broadway jobs because of her handicap, develops a "voice" when a young scientist invents a device that allows her to make music via her dance movements.
Director: Frédéric Garson | Stars: Mia Frye, Garland Whitt, Rodney Eastman, Josh Lucas
Votes: 1,089
86. Spork (2010)
TV-14 | 86 min | Comedy, Musical
A colorful and foul-mouthed feature musical comedy. A film about a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When ... See full summary »
Director: J.B. Ghuman Jr. | Stars: Savannah Stehlin, Rodney Eastman, Robert Bradvica, Kevin Chung
Votes: 1,079
87. Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but too timid to do anything about it. Her roommate Chris devises a plan to help her: she follows Morrison on his trip to ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund, Paula Raymond
Votes: 641
88. So This Is Paris (1926)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy
Georgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, an actor and interpretive dancer. Meanwhile, Suzanne lives across the street and reads romance novels while dreaming of ... See full summary »
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lilyan Tashman, George Beranger
Votes: 759 | Gross: $0.11M
89. Innocent Steps (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In pursuit of a triumphant comeback, a former dancing star imports a teenage phenom to play the role of his partner, only to discover that she barely has any experience. Can he train her to dance like a champ in just three months?
Director: Young-hoon Park | Stars: Moon Geun-young, Keon-hyeong Park, Song Ha-yoon, Kim Ji-yeong
Votes: 1,559
90. 1 Chance 2 Dance (2014)
G | 89 min | Drama, Family, Romance
When a seventeen-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted mid-semester of her senior year, she finds herself in a small East Coast high school where her heart will be divided between two boys, ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Deyoe | Stars: Lexi Giovagnoli, Justin Ray, Rae Latt, Poonam Basu
Votes: 603
91. Rumba (2008)
77 min | Comedy, Drama
Teachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin Dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident and see their lives turn... See full summary »
Directors: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy | Stars: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz, Bruno Romy
Votes: 1,815
92. Where 'D' Girls 'R' (1996)
116 min | Comedy
An amnesia-stricken heir and a country bumpkin tag along with four street hustlers to survive city living. But trouble awaits them when shady men are hunting their forgetful friend.
Director: Ben Feleo | Stars: Andrew E., Ian De Leon, Red Sternberg, Onemig Bondoc
Votes: 19
93. Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Owners and show girls of the bankrupt Club Ballé are mistaken for the Academy Ballet of America and are off to Paris to compete in an International Dance Exposition.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 492
94. Disco 9000 (1977)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Fass Black, an accomplished black man in Los Angeles, is bullied to play another record labels music at his disco club, but continually refuses because it ain't groovy enough.
Director: D'Urville Martin | Stars: John Poole, Jeannie Bell, Harold Nicholas, Nicholas Lewis
Votes: 123
95. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Blondie takes over Dagwood's job while he goes off on a fishing trip.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale
Votes: 411
96. Twice Blessed (1945)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been separated since their parents divorced seven years before. Each envies the life style of the other so they decide, without telling Jeff... See full summary »
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Preston Foster, Gail Patrick, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde
Votes: 246
97. Le défi (2002)
94 min | Musical, Comedy, Romance
Approaching his 18th birthday, David drops out of school and runs away from home and from a conflicting relationship with his mother Elena. The only thing that matters for him is break ... See full summary »
Director: Blanca Li | Stars: Blanca Li, Amanda Lear, Benjamin Chaouat, Sofia Boutella
Votes: 155
98. Afterparty (2019 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Stars: Janina Gavankar, Khoi Dao, Dave Fennoy, Ashly Burch
Votes: 161
99. Bosta (2005)
142 min | Musical, War
Fifteen years after a traumatic explosion in his native Beirut, Kamal Maf'ouss returns from France, where he was nationalized and become a composer-choreographer. He reassembles youth ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Aractingi | Stars: Rodney El Haddad, Nadine Labaki, Nada Abou Farhat, Liliane Nemri
Votes: 637
100. El rey de los albures (1982)
95 min | Comedy
An old Mexican crosses the border into the United States to pay the debts of a friend, but is involved in a dance contest.
Director: Rafael Portillo | Stars: Adalberto Martínez, Carmen Salinas, Pedro Infante Jr., Begoña Palacios
Votes: 15