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10 Best Movies Like Rising! (The Occident)

If you loved Rising! (The Occident), we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013‱★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 Ame...

#2
Tenor

Tenor

2022‱★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by th...

#3
Leave One Day

Leave One Day

2025‱★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she ...

#4
Honey: Rise Up and Dance

Honey: Rise Up and Dance

2018‱★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship....

#5
The Mambo Kings

The Mambo Kings

1992‱★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream....

#6
Drumline: A New Beat

Drumline: A New Beat

2014‱★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rising! (The Occident) for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band....

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