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1. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 143,591 | Gross: $22.00M
2. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 827,725 | Gross: $106.95M
3. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé
Votes: 105,891
4. The Red Shoes (1948)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 39,334 | Gross: $10.90M
5. High Strung (2016)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. Music and dance follow.
Director: Michael Damian | Stars: Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Sonoya Mizuno, Jane Seymour
Votes: 10,342 | Gross: $0.05M
6. Girl (II) (2018)
R | 105 min | Drama
A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts
Votes: 17,058
7. Flesh and Bone (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A talented but emotionally troubled dancer runs away to New York City and quickly finds herself immersed in the cutthroat world of professional ballet.
Stars: Sarah Hay, Ben Daniels, Emily Tyra, Irina Dvorovenko
Votes: 11,262
8. Rise (2022)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Elise, a very promising classical dancer, is injured during a performance at 26 years old. Although she's told she will no longer be able to dance, she will try to find a new direction in contemporary dance.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Marion Barbeau, Hofesh Shechter, Denis Podalydès, Muriel Robin
Votes: 3,237
9. The Company (2003)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is poised to become the principal performer in a group of ballet dancers.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Neve Campbell, James Franco, Malcolm McDowell, Barbara E. Robertson
Votes: 6,849 | Gross: $2.28M
10. Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.
Director: Steven Jacobson | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Rachele Brooke Smith, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Nicole Muñoz
Votes: 6,385
11. Nijinsky (1980)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. Based on Romola Nijinsky's "Last Years Of Nijinski.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel
Votes: 839
12. Dancer (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Director: Steven Cantor | Stars: Sergei Polunin, Galyna Polunina, Galina Ivanovna, Larysa Lavrikova
Votes: 3,204 | Gross: $0.04M
13. Barbie in the Pink Shoes (2013)
TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Family
About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts.
Director: Owen Hurley | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Katie Crown, Ali Liebert, Brett Dier
Votes: 2,245
14. The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The friendship between an American journalist in Moscow, Joe, and a free-spirited and emotionally vulnerable Russian girl, Oktyabrina, develops into romance. But will they be able to carry on under Socialist constraints?
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Hal Holbrook, Anthony Hopkins, Grégoire Aslan
Votes: 679 | Gross: $0.48M
15. Yuli (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.
Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez
Votes: 2,299
16. Neneh Superstar (2022)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Born to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redouble her efforts to escape from her ... See full summary »
Director: Ramzi Ben Sliman | Stars: Oumy Bruni Garrel, Maïwenn, Aïssa Maïga, Steve Tientcheu
Votes: 193
17. Into the Beat (2020)
102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A ballerina discovers hip-hop by chance and is faced with an impossible choice: Does she pursue her family's legacy or her newfound love.
Director: Stefan Westerwelle | Stars: Alexandra Pfeifer, Anton Wichers, Trystan Pütter, Nadja Stübiger
Votes: 1,588
18. The Ballerina (I) (2021)
8 min | Short, Horror
A ballerina is haunted by her reflection.
Director: Aaron Fradkin | Star: Valeska Miller
Votes: 295
19. Dancers (1987)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alessandra Ferri, Leslie Browne, Tommy Rall
Votes: 355 | Gross: $1.19M
20. Dying to Dance (2001 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
A young woman succumbs to pressure at ballet school and develops anorexia nervosa.
Director: Mark Haber | Stars: Mary-Margaret Humes, Kimberly McCullough, Natalija Nogulich, Mimi Kuzyk
Votes: 376
21. Mirrors (1985 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Drama
An aspiring Midwestern ballerina (Marguerite Hickey) struggles in New York as the only jobs she can get are as chorus performers. Her personal life is equally dismal.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Tim Daly, Shanna Reed, Antony Hamilton, Nicholas Gunn
Votes: 74
22. You Can Tutu (2017)
87 min | Family
A heart-warming family film about one girl's dream of dancing in the lead and realizing the only way to do it, is believing that you can.
Director: James Brown | Stars: Lily O'Regan, Stuart Manning, Rosina Carbone, Kelly Sims
Votes: 177
23. Specter of the Rose (1946)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Music
Ballet dancer Andre Sanine (Ivan Kirov) may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one. Andre is charming, if a little peculiar. Haidi (Viola Essen), a ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Hecht | Stars: Judith Anderson, Michael Chekhov, Ivan Kirov, Viola Essen
Votes: 273
24. Frankie & Hazel (2000 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Francesca "Frankie" Humphrees (Mischa Barton) has never known any life besides one of ballet and strict practice of her grandmother. When Frankie visits the local ballpark, she spots a sign... See full summary »
Director: JoBeth Williams | Stars: Joan Plowright, Mischa Barton, Edith Belmont, Richard Yniguez
Votes: 435
25. Moscow, My Love (1974)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A young Japanese ballet dancer comes to Moscow to study at the Bolshoy Theater, works hard, gets a titular role in Gisele and falls in love with the local sculptor. Then she gets a news that will change evrything...
Directors: Aleksandr Mitta, Kenji Yoshida | Stars: Komaki Kurihara, Oleg Vidov, Makoto Satô, Tatyana Golikova
Votes: 143
26. I dag börjar livet (1939)
113 min | Drama
Wera Holm, a young lady from a revue ballet, watches a house in Stockholms Old Town. Therein is her former boyfriend Börje and another lady from the ballet.
Director: Schamyl Bauman | Stars: Sture Lagerwall, Sonja Wigert, Nils Ohlin, Margareta Bergfeldt
Votes: 31
27. My Story (2019)
Drama
Young talented Elizabeth leaves a successful career in ballet for love. The man who has stolen her heart, however, has a dark side, and in a single moment Elizabeth loses everything dear to her in life.
Directors: Libor Adam, Hana Hendrychová | Stars: Vlastina Svátková, Vilma Cibulková, Nela Boudová, Stanislava Jachnická
Votes: 88
28. La ballerina sul battello (1969)
16 min | Animation, Short
A Graceful passenger charmes the seamen with a marvellous dance. And when the storm comes, she reaches coast in a jump-weed and helps the ship to throw an anchor and rescues it from destruction.
Director: Lev Atamanov
Votes: 200
29. Moy papa Baryshnikov (2011)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Borya, the clumsiest pupil at the Bolshoi Ballet School, is convinced he is the son of Mikhail Baryshnikov, and sets out to persuade others.
Director: Dmitry Povolotsky | Stars: Viktor Abrosimov, Anastasiya Balyakina, Tina Barkalaya, Sergey Belyaev
Votes: 313
30. The Promised Land (2015)
102 min | Drama
A young ballet dancer moves to Beijing in pursuit of her career and aspires for a better life in big city.
Director: Ping He | Stars: Jiajia Wang, Zhiwen Wang, Yi Zhang
Votes: 35
31. Birds in the Earth (2018)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Two sister ballerinas dance through the villages and forests of the Sámi land in this whimsical and disarming commentary on indigenous sovereignty and land ownership (The Sámi are the only indigenous people within the European Union area).
Director: Marja Helander | Stars: Birit Haarla, Katja Haarla
Votes: 117
32. Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story (2015 TV Short)
17 min | Short, Family
A passionate and dedicated black dancer in 1930s America is asked to dance by the prestigious Ballet Russe, but they want her to paint her skin white.
Director: Saxton Moore | Star: Chris Rock
Votes: 20
33. Monoskop: Lalou (2016 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Director: Petra Horváthová | Stars: Monika Hejduková, Petra Horváthová, Katerina Kotýnková
Votes: 18