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10 Best Movies Like 500 Calories

If you loved 500 Calories, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create ...

#2
Footloose

Footloose

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 mus...

#3
Fist Fight

Fist Fight

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight....

#4
Step Up

Step Up

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 d...

#5
The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

1971★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be ...

#6
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Calories for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure...

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