Movies like Dance Dance (1987)
The best movies like Dance Dance (1987) are Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), Dangerous (2021) and Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025). If Dance Dance hooked you with its action and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedI Still Believe (2020)7.6/10 from 1,255 votes
- NewestZip Wire (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiJewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025)Also in Hindi
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDangerous (2021)
A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s demise, he sets out on a relentless quest for vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025)
In this high-octane battle of wits and wills, ingenious con artist Rehan devises a diamond heist while trying to outsmart Rajan, his sadistic adversary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGladiator Underground (2025)
Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZip Wire (2026)
When her ground-breaking pharmaceutical discovery is stolen and partner murdered, researcher Amy must face her fear of heights to escape nefarious attackers, with the only path to salvation being a treacherous aerial runway. To outsmart the mysterious hostiles, she has to summon every ounce of courage to protect the world-changing scientific discovery — and herself — before it's too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKing of Killers (2023)
Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Still Believe (2020)
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBattle 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 · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHounds of War (2024)
After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSupercross (2005)
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSection 8 (2022)
After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBaadshah (1999)
A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrouble Man (2025)
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his every move.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024)
Two elite soldiers with troubled pasts are enlisted for a daring mission when a deadly masked madman threatens India's defenses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon 2 (2011)
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPoint Blank (2019)
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMake Mine Music (1946)
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
SnoozefestMovies like thisOff the Grid (2025)
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their biggest mistake of all – they weaponize the man they are trying to catch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMunna Michael (2017)
An expert dancer Munna who idolizes the king of pop, reluctantly tutors a gangster until their developing bond gets disrupted by their common romantic interest towards the same woman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBadass Ravi Kumar (2025)
The Xpose franchise now goes to the next level with Himesh Reshammiya doing a spin off from his iconic character Ravi Kumar. A rogue cop takes on a dangerous crime syndicate, using his own over-the-top methods to deliver justice in a high-octane, stylized action world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & music
Milan (1995)
Raja is a small-time smuggler. His sweetheart, Priya does not approve of this, and convinces him to give up his smuggling activities, and turn the information over to the police. He does so, only to find that he has been framed for a murder he did not commit. When he decides to entrust himself to the justice of the courts, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to jail. In jail he encounters more problems, and needs all his wits to stay alive. Back to Priya; Raja's former smuggling colleagues, including corrupt police officers are openly harassing her, and no one seems to be able to look after her. Raja must get out of jail to find out who has framed him, and who is the king-pin behind the smuggling ring.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Alibaba (1976)
Directed by Mohammed Hussain. With Helen, Satish Kaul, Dev Kumar, Rajendra Nath
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Jai Hind (1999)
Two retired colonels are at odds with each other because one of them had been a traitor to the country. The grandson of the traitor and the grand daughter of the other colonel fall in love but have to surmount a number of obstacles
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Fanaa (2006)
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSurakksha (1979)
In a bid to locate a missing employee, Jackson, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns Agent Gopi to locate him. Gopi accepts this assignment and must battle women, venomous snakes, gangsters, kidnappers, a robot-human, as well as Priya Varma - who believes that he killed her father, Dr Varma, Neelam - who is determined to seduce and then enslave him, and the unknown and mysterious head of an organization simply known as S.S.O.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Agni (2024)
In a city plagued by a strange rise in fires, fireman Vithal and his policeman brother-in-law Samit reluctantly team up to solve the escalating crisis. Battling personal conflicts, they race against time to crack the case and save Mumbai.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Geetaa Mera Naam (1974)
The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta (Sadhana) meets Nita (also Sadhana) in prison. Nita has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer which leads her to her brother Johnny's (Sunil Dutt) gang.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Salaakhen (1975)
Separated by tragedy, two virtually inseparable childhood friends meet again, only to fall in love this time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dance Dance?
The closest matches to Dance Dance are Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), Dangerous (2021) and Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dance Dance?
Start with Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), the closest match to Dance Dance.
What is the highest-rated movie like Dance Dance?
I Still Believe (2020), rated 7.6/10 by 1,255 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dance Dance?
Zip Wire (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Dance Dance?
Yes: Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025), Baadshah (1999) and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024).
How are movies similar to Dance Dance chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dance Dance, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.