Films like Save the Last Dance (2001)

Save the Last Dance (2001) is drama, family, music, romance. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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The Sound of Music (1965)

Also drama and family. 7.7/10

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new…
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

Also drama and family. 6.6/10

When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet…
Raise Your Voice (2004)

Also drama and family. 6.6/10

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a…
Soul (2020)

Also drama and family. 8.1/10

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul…
9 Songs (2004)

Also drama and music. 5.5/10

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a…
The Idea of You (2024)

Also drama and music. 7.2/10

40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a…
A Star Is Born (2018)

Also drama and music. 7.5/10

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack…
Cinderella (2015)

Also drama and family. 6.8/10

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to…
CODA (2021)

Also drama and music. 7.9/10

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing…
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)

Also drama and family. 6.9/10

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as…
Dirty Dancing (1987)

Also drama and music. 7.3/10

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of…
High Strung (2016)

Also drama and music. 7.0/10

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…
Walk the Line (2005)

Also drama and music. 7.5/10

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside…
Coyote Ugly (2000)

Also drama and music. 6.3/10

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and…
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

Also drama and family. 6.7/10

Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Accompanied by her friend Lilly, Mia continues her 'princess lessons', like…
The History of Sound (2025)

Also drama and music. 6.9/10

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in…
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Also drama and family. 7.5/10

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of…
Step Up (2006)

Also drama and music. 6.9/10

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…
Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Also drama and music. 7.5/10

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged…
The High Note (2020)

Also drama and music. 7.0/10

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked…
Summer House (2026)

Also drama and family. 7.0/10

Selin travels back in time at a summer house and finds herself in her mother's youth, changing her family's fate and rebuilding her own life.
August Rush (2007)

Also drama and family. 7.4/10

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless…
Step Up All In (2014)

Also drama and music. 6.8/10

All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

Also drama and family. 7.7/10

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.