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Step Up (2006)

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 dancer Nora.

Directed byAnne Fletcher

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  1. 01

    Step Up 3D

    Same saga

    2010 · 107 min · Drama · Romance

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    A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 02

    Step Up 2: The Streets

    Same saga

    2008 · 98 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  3. 03

    Step Up All In

    Same saga

    2014 · 112 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  4. 04

    Step Up Revolution

    Same saga

    2012 · 99 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 05

    Center Stage: Turn It Up

    Similar atmosphere

    2008 · 95 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    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 more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Save the Last Dance

    Genre overlap

    2001 · 113 min · Drama · Family · Music · Romance

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    After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
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  7. 07

    Center Stage

    Genre overlap

    2000 · 115 min · Drama · Music

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    A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
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  8. 08

    21 Jump Street

    Shared cast

    2012 · 109 min · Action · Comedy · Crime

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    When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

    Why it connects

    • a principal cast member
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  9. 09

    Honey 3: Dare to Dance

    Shared themes

    2016 · 97 min · Drama · Family · Music · Romance

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    While attending college in Cape Town, Melea Martin feels constrained by the school's strict policies, and decides to set out on her own. Searching for a way to use her talents as a dancer and inspire the community around her, Melea rents a failing theater in order to put on a Hip-Hop Romeo and Juliet performance. But much like the Capulets and Montagues, conflicts between cast members threaten to bring the whole performance to a halt...

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared theme: dance
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  10. 10

    Footloose

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    2011 · 113 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    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 ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: dance and dancing
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