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10 Best Movies Like Paid to Dance

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Step Up All In

Step Up All In

2014★ 6.8

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

All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers....

#3
StreetDance 3D

StreetDance 3D

2010★ 6.5

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

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....

#4
A Heavenly Christmas

A Heavenly Christmas

2016★ 6.1

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

Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a har...

#5
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949★ 7.0

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

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

#6
High Strung Free Dance

High Strung Free Dance

2018★ 7.3

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

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 innova...

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