The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.

Bootmen

2000

English

6.2

♡ 7

39%

69%

Action

brother brother relationship

Dein Perry Director

Rhys Wakefield as Dancing kid

Anthony Hayes as Huey

Sam Worthington as Mitchell

Adam Garcia as Sean Odken

Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again—dancing.

White Lightnin'

2009

English

7.0

♡ 1

81%

Dominic Murphy Director

Carrie Fisher as Cilla

Kirk Bovill as Long

Steve Nicolson as Vernon

Owen Campbell as Young Jesco

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

Upaj: Improvise

2013

English

7.4

♡ 1

95%

Action

dance performance

Documentary

multicultural studies

tap dancing

Hoku Uchiyama Director

Jason Samuels Smith as Jason Samuels Smith

Pandit Chitresh Das as Pandit Chitresh Das

This is the story of an unlikely friendship. 68 year old Kathak Master Pandit Das (North Indian classical dance) and 32 year old tap star Jason Samuels Smith come together in a unique East-meets-West dance collaboration that tours through India: ‘India Jazz Suites.’ As we follow their journey, we learn about their struggles to preserve their traditional heritage in today’s pop culture world.

Swing Kids

2018

Korean

7.5

♡ 13

63%

96%

Action

Drama

inter-korean relations

Hyeong-Cheol Kang Director

Ross Kettle as Brigadier General Roberts

A.J. Simmons as Jamie

In-Kwon Baek as Prisoner of war

Kyung-soo Do as Roh Gi-soo

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.

Tap

1989

English

6.6

♡ 4

56%

Nick Castle Director

Harold Nicholas as Harold

Sammy Davis Jr. as Little Mo

Joe Morton as Nicky

Lloyd Kino as Party Hood

Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job for him.

White Nights

1985

English

6.7

♡ 17

46%

Taylor Hackford Director

William Hootkins as Chuck Malarek

Isabella Rossellini as Darya Greenwood

Helen Mirren as Galina Ivanova

John Glover as Wynn Scott

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.

Follow the Fleet

1936

English

7.1

♡ 9

83%

san francisco, california

show business

tap dancing

Mark Sandrich Director

Mary Stewart as Mary - Chorus Girl & Dancer

Frank Sully as Sailor

Lester Dorr as Sailor in Dress Whites

Joy Hodges as Singer in Trio

When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.

The Littlest Rebel

1935

English

6.7

♡ 4

89%

David Butler Director

John Boles as Capt. Herbert Cary

Willie Best as James Henry

Karen Morley as Mrs. Cary

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Sgt. Dudley

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

Time Out for Rhythm

1941

English

6.3

♡ 8

Sidney Salkow Director

Alan Hale Jr. as College Boy

George Ford as Dancer

Allen Jenkins as Off-Beat Davis

Larry Fine as Stooge Larry

A producer and his partner clash over two women in show business.

All That Jazz

1979

English

7.8

♡ 37

88%

Bob Fosse Director

Wallace Shawn as Assistant Insurance Man

Frankie Man as Comic

John Lithgow as Lucas Sergeant

CCH Pounder as Nurse Blake

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

Happy Feet

2006

English

6.4

♡ 91

76%

George Miller Director

Belinda Bromilow as Live Action Cast

Hugh Jackman as Memphis

Elijah Wood as Mumble

Nicole Kidman as Norma Jean

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

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