Topic: Dancing
Explore the top movies, series, and documentaries on Dancing. Enjoy the must-watch titles that define this topic.
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly
Cast Gene Kelly · Donald O´Connor · Debbie Reynolds · Jean Hagen
Plot Silent screen stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face a crisis when the advent of talkies threatens to end their careers, until Don comes up with idea of adding songs...
8.1
47K votes
8.1
47K votes
Cabaret
1972 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction Bob Fosse
Cast Liza Minnelli · Michael York · Helmut Griem · Joel Grey
Plot It is the city of Berlin in 1931, a time when political unrest racks the country, the economy has been destroyed, and millions of unemployed roam the streets. Enter into...
7.8
31K votes
7.8
31K votes
Pina
2011 · Documentary · 100 min. · Germany
Direction Wim Wenders
Cast Pina Bausch
Plot A Wim Wenders documentary about legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch using the testimony of her collaborators.
7.6
4K votes
7.6
4K votes
All That Jazz
1979 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction Bob Fosse
Cast Roy Scheider · Jessica Lange · Leland Palmer · Ann Reinking
Plot Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film celebrates show business stripped of glitz or giddy illusions. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors...
7.5
10K votes
7.5
10K votes
Of Heart and Courage: Béjart Ballet Lausanne
2009 · Documentary · 79 min. · Spain
Direction Arantxa Aguirre
Cast Maurice Béjart
Plot The death of the brilliant Maurice Béjart in 2007 is an irreparable loss for the art of dance, but above all, it means a cataclysm for his own company. Forty...
7.4
37 votes
7.4
37 votes
Top Hat
1935 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Mark Sandrich
Cast Fred Astaire · Ginger Rogers · Edward Everett Horton · Helen Broderick
Plot Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale...
7.4
7K votes
7.4
7K votes
Billy Elliot
2000 · Movie · 111 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Stephen Daldry
Cast Jamie Bell · Julie Walters · Gary Lewis · Jamie Draven
Plot Billy (Jamie Bell), through his unexpected love of dance, embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the world of picket lines, cultural stereotypes, a family in crisis and a headstrong...
7.4
70K votes
7.4
70K votes
French Cancan
1955 · Movie · 102 min. · France
Direction Jean Renoir
Cast Jean Gabin · María Félix · Françoise Arnoul · Jean-Roger Caussimon
Plot Henri Danglard, proprietor of the fashionable (but bankrupt) cafe 'Le Paravent Chinois' featuring his mistress, belly dancer Lola, goes slumming in Montmarte (circa 1890) where the then-old-fashioned cancan is still...
7.3
1K votes
7.3
1K votes
Le bal
1983 · Movie · 112 min. · Algeria
Direction Ettore Scola
Cast Étienne Guichard · Régis Bouquet · Francesco De Rosa · Arnault LeCarpentier
Plot 1983: women arrive at a dance hall one at a time. Men enter and couples dance, their personalities on display. With the dancers changing characters, the film travels in time....
7.3
874 votes
7.3
874 votes
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Direction Sydney Pollack
Cast Jane Fonda · Michael Sarrazin · Susannah York · Red Buttons
Plot In the dark years of the 1930s, dance marathons became popular as a way for desperate people to compete for prize money. Sometimes the events would drag on for weeks...
7.3
6K votes
7.3
6K votes
The Cost of Living (TV)
2005 · Movie · 35 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Lloyd Newson
Cast Eddie Kay · David Toole · Vivien Wood · Rowan Thorpe
Plot A disparate group of dancers, preferring to express themselves through dance rather than speech, clash with each other and members of the local community.
7.3
110 votes
7.3
110 votes
Move (TV Series)
2020 · Documentary · 45 min. · France
Direction Thierry Demaizière · Alban Teurlai
Plot TV Series (2020). 5 Episodes. Discover the brilliant dancers and choreographers who are shaping the art of movement around the world in this documentary series.
7.3
34 votes
7.3
34 votes
Mammame
1986 · Movie · 65 min. · France
Direction Raoul Ruiz
Cast Eric Alfieri · Mathilde Altaraz · Muriel Boulay · Christophe Delachaux
Plot Based on a choreography by Jean-Claude Gallotta, this movie shows the sexual repressions existing between the dancers, five males and four women, before a conciliating final.
7.2
27 votes
7.2
27 votes
First Position
2011 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Bess Kargman
Plot A documentary that follows six young dancers as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix. Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world’s most prestigious ballet...
7.2
171 votes
7.2
171 votes
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Movie · 125 min. · France
Direction Jacques Demy
Cast Catherine Deneuve · Françoise Dorléac · Danielle Darrieux · George Chakiris
Plot In the little town Rochefort lives Delphine (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange Garnier (Françoise Dorléac), two musical twins that teach music and dance to kids. One day, Etienne (George Chakiris) and...
7.2
1K votes
7.2
1K votes
La Singla
2023 · Documentary · 95 min. · Spain
Direction Paloma Zapata
Cast Helena Kaittani · Adelfa Calvo · María Alfonsa Rosso · Antonia Singla
Plot La Singla became deaf at birth. She learned to dance without listening to the music, and used dancing to escape the pain. The young dancer, at just 17 years old,...
7.2
124 votes
7.2
124 votes
Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan
2016 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Linda Saffire · Adam Schlesinger
Cast Wendy Whelan
Plot Documentary on the great American Ballerina Wendy Whelan, who was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and is a guest artist with The Royal Ballet and the...
7.1
32 votes
7.1
32 votes
Fosse/Verdon (TV Miniseries)
2019 · Series · 48 min. · United States
Direction Thomas Kail · Steven Levenson
Cast Sam Rockwell · Michelle Williams · Kelli Barrett · Norbert Leo Butz
Plot TV Mini-series (2019). 8 Episodes. An inside look at the romantic and creative partnership between influential choreographer/director, Bob Fosse, and Gwen Verdon, one of the greatest Broadway dancers of all...
7.1
608 votes
7.1
608 votes
That's Dancing!
1985 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Jack Haley Jr.
Plot A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and...
7.1
58 votes
7.1
58 votes
And Then We Danced
2019 · Movie · 113 min. · Sweden
Direction Levan Akin
Cast Levan Gelbakhiani · Bachi Valishvili · Ana Javakishvili · Giorgi Tsereteli
Plot Merab has been training from a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world turns upside down when the carefree Irakli arrives and becomes...
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes