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10 Best Movies Like Staying Alive

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

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#1
Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition....

#2
High Strung Free Dance

High Strung Free Dance

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Drama & Music & Romance. 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...

#3
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Drama & Music. 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 ...

#4
Center Stage: Turn It Up

Center Stage: Turn It Up

2008★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Drama & Music & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes mo...

#5
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Music & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop....

#6
Footloose

Footloose

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Staying Alive for fans of Drama & Music & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ba...

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