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10 Best Movies Like Javanese Dance

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

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#1
Flashdance

Flashdance

1983★ 6.5

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

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dr...

#2
Roberta

Roberta

1935★ 7.0

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

Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner ...

#3
Limelight

Limelight

1952★ 7.9

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

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life....

#4
High Strung

High Strung

2016★ 7.0

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

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 h...

#5
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

2016★ 7.2

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

A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star....

#6
The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

2000★ 6.1

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

A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman....

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