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Film · 10 connectionsAn aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Directed byNoah Baumbach
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Strong story similarity
2017 · 94 min · Comedy · Drama
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2015 · 97 min · Comedy · Drama
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
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2019 · 137 min · Drama
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Strong story similarity
2008 · 124 min · Drama
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Strong story similarity
2020 · 93 min · Comedy · Music
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.
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2020 · 107 min · Comedy · Drama · Music
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.
Strong story similarity
2017 · 98 min · Comedy · Drama
Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.
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2021 · 120 min · Drama · Music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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2016 · 92 min · Comedy · Drama
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
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