Movies with the best dance scenes
by whimsy123 | created - 19 Jan 2012 | updated - 25 Dec 2022 | PublicMovies (not necessarily musicals) with dance scenes, which are memorable for me...
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1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 2,220,705 | Gross: $107.93M
Uma Thurman and John Travolta and their twist in Jack Rabbit Slims Twist Contest . They are really dancing barefoot... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLZl6R7JGCc
2. Simple Men (1992)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Dennis is a handsome & bookish college student. His brother, Bill, is a roughhewn ladies' man & thief. Together they search for their dad, confront their expectations of each other, themselves, & their attitudes towards women.
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas
Votes: 4,795 | Gross: $0.14M
When you can`t stand quiet, noise is the best choice - Sonic Youth and "Kool Thing". (And you could see nice choreographies also in another movies by Hal Hartley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqUSTpL8RHo&feature=related
3. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 37,192 | Gross: $4.27M
I know beyond the dubt, that this is one of my favourite romantic movies and Ewan McGregor is great singer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2E19vk_uLs
4. Permanent Vacation (1980)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie, Richard Boes
Votes: 10,756
For me, this is like the essence of the dance... (dance scene visible on the poster) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH203JWfAy0
5. Band of Outsiders (1964)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn
Votes: 27,067 | Gross: $0.04M
New wave! And amazing storytelling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekQZPozjCX8
6. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,787 | Gross: $45.51M
these kids are adorable :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyL1Ijnk2iA
7. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare
Votes: 116,812 | Gross: $4.18M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k72L2ZzfKT0
8. Wings of Desire (1987)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Votes: 77,042 | Gross: $3.33M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrMRks07XyY
9. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt
Votes: 108,168 | Gross: $1.88M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinQeI5TkkU
10. Wednesday (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
Stars: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White
Votes: 361,773
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