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10 Best Movies Like The Nutcracker

If you loved The Nutcracker, 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 The Nutcracker for fans of 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 ...

#2
Step Up

Step Up

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nutcracker 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...

#3
High Strung

High Strung

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nutcracker 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...

#4
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

2017★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nutcracker for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hans Zimmer is one of the most successful film music composers working today. His multi-award winning career reaches back to the mid-eighties and he has developed close working rel...

#5
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

1998★ 6.9

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

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John...

#6
Limelight

Limelight

1952★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nutcracker for fans of Music. 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....

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