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Movies like Swallow an Angel

The best movies like Swallow an Angel are Step Up (2006), High Strung Free Dance (2018) and October Kiss (2015). If Swallow an Angel hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Step Up (2006)

    Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. High Strung Free Dance (2018)

    Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s most-anticipated new Broadway show: Free Dance. But the move throws off the show’s delicate creative balance when Charlie falls hard for Barlow, while Zander embraces her as his muse.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. October Kiss (2015)

    Poppy Summerall is hired near Halloween as a temporary nanny by Ryan Lawson, a widowed, work-obsessed executive. Through a series of adventures, the eternally optimistic Poppy sets out to teach Ryan and his two young children what is important in life - unconditional love, family and the joy of everyday occurrences. Poppy and Ryan soon find they are drawn to each other. Could it become more than temporary?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)

    Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Love Struck Café (2017)

    Megan Quinn, an aspiring architect, faces multiple tasks – developing her hometown lake into a commercialized entertainment center, forcing Mrs. Frances Figgins, her childhood mentor, out of her family’s home, and helping out at her family café after her father breaks his leg, all while also dealing with the return of her childhood sweetheart, Joe, who broke her heart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Black Box (2020)

    After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. High Strung (2016)

    When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Battle of the Year (2013)

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Feel the Beat (2020)

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. StreetDance 3D (2010)

    In order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Showing Up (2023)

    In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  12. Pumpkin Pie Wars (2016)

    Competing bakery owners, Faye McKenzie and Lydia Harper have been feuding for years with the Lake Shore County Harvest Festival’s annual pumpkin pie bake-off at the center of it all. The winner not only gets bragging rights and a trophy, but a substantial boost to her business, as well. This year, however, the women are passing the torch to their respective children, Casey and Sam, and when romantic sparks fly between them, this bake-off promises to be one to remember.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Flamingo Road (1949)

    A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Footloose (1984)

    When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Singer (2006)

    Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow disappearance of that audience and of his advancing years. He is completely knocked off balance when he meets strikingly attractive and much younger businesswoman Marion. She seems distant and apparently otherwise involved but soon shows quiet signs of reciprocating his interest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

    When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Staying Alive (1983)

    Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever still burns. Now he's struts toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  18. The September Issue (2009)

    A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Moonlight Mile (2002)

    As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Falling for Vermont (2017)

    Bestselling author Angela Young needs to get away from the media circus surrounding her book, but her boyfriend/manager Brad is too busy making deals to listen. Determined to take a break, Angela pulls a disappearing act and drives off to see the fall foliage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Swallow an Angel?

The closest matches to Swallow an Angel are Step Up (2006), High Strung Free Dance (2018) and October Kiss (2015). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Swallow an Angel?

Start with Step Up (2006), the closest match to Swallow an Angel.

What is the highest-rated movie like Swallow an Angel?

Feel the Beat (2020), rated 7.5/10 by 1,187 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Swallow an Angel?

Showing Up (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Swallow an Angel?

Yes: The Singer (2006).

How are movies similar to Swallow an Angel chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Swallow an Angel, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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