Best Dance movies of recent years

Be Happy(2025)

Combined Rating:
7
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The journey of a single father and his talented daughter who aspire to perform on the country's biggest dance reality show.



Dashavatar(2025)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When evil rises, divinity manifests to defeat it. An aging Dashavatar folk theater performer faces life's storms, guided by the wisdom of this traditional Konkan art form blending myth, music, and dance.



One and Only(2023)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Ding Lei, a street dance veteran, invites a young entertainer to join his club. However, they are faced with a series of challenges.



Mudbrick(2023)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

After inheriting an old mudbrick house in his home village in Eastern Europe, a man returns after spending his whole life in England, only to find out that inhabitants are hiding a dark secret about the pagan Slavic cult and his own past.



Dancing on Glass(2022)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 4

When pressure threatens a ballerina in a new lead role, she and an outcast dancer create their own world, free from others' expectations.



Depeche Mode: M(2025)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Concert film weaves Depeche Mode's 2023 Mexico City performances with segments examining music, mortality, and Mexican death traditions.



Ask Me to Dance(2022)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 6

On a starry night, Jack and Jill separately meet a fortune teller who predicts they will meet the love of their life before the end of the year, which happens to be only five days away.



My Daughter Is a Zombie(2025)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Lee Jeong Hwan, a fierce animal trainer, lives a chaotic daily life with his rebellious teenage daughter, Lee Su A, who is full of passion for dancing. One day, Su A becomes infected by a zombie virus that has swept across the globe.



Kaadapura Kalaikuzhu(2023)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

It is a film based on the concept of reviving folk arts and dance.



Frank and Penelope(2022)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 5

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as EVERYTHING is now worth dying for.



Could Have Waited for August(2024)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Xavier, a village boy, falls for Laura, neighbor's granddaughter who visits her grandfather annually. Despite flirting at summer dances, Xavier believes he has no chance with her.



9 Bullets(2022)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A burlesque dancer must go on the run to save a neighbor boy whose life is threatened by her ex-lover.



Bremenskie muzykanty(2024)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The troubadour and his impostor friends - a Dog, a Cat, a Donkey and a narcissistic Rooster - teamed up to accomplish the feat. The wandering musicians, led by a new leader, will rally again to bring laughter and joy back to the gloomy streets of Bremen. First of all, they must make the King's daughter laugh, but meeting the Princess threatens a dangerous adventure. There are insidious enemies, intrigues and traps against the Troubadour and his friends, but you have to fight for love. And then the Princess ran away from the palace. In one tangle there are criminal schemes of Robbers, intrigues of a Detective, whims and secrets of the royal family, but cheerful musicians with an indefatigable Troubadour will make everyone dance to their tune. What are the Bremen Town musicians willing to do for the sake of the feat?



Boléro(2024)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1928 Paris, choreographer Ida Rubinstein commissions Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Facing a crisis of inspiration, the composer revisits his life and dedicates himself to create a universal masterpiece, Bolero.



Sidelined 2: Intercepted(2025)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Star quarterback Drayton and dancer Dallas face relationship challenges amid his recovery from a setback and her doubts about her future. Their bond strains as they deal with distance and personal changes.



Ballerina Assassin(2025)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A female assassin takes ballet lessons for a mission. After her organization is betrayed and killed, she infiltrates the ballet world to find the mole and defeat the syndicate hunting her.



En corps(2022)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Elise, a very promising classical dancer, is injured during a performance at 26 years old. Although she's told she will no longer be able to dance, she will try to find a new direction in contemporary dance.



Dance for Me(2023)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When exotic dancer, Isis Shaw, falls for a handsome politician, the two are quickly swept up in a whirlwind romance. But their love is put to the test when a hard edged con-artist from Isis' past decides to target her new love.



Sobreviviendo Mis XV(2023)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Turning 15 is magical except when your family wants to put you in a ridiculous dress and make you dance the waltz in front of everyone. Danae will have to organize a traditional yet cool quinceañera that also pleases her grandmother.



Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps(2024)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A goatherd seeks help from a witch to break a curse that prevents him from taking a wife, so she sets upon him a series of impossible tasks.




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