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10 Best Movies Like Anastasia

If you loved Anastasia, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The American

The American

2023★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina....

#2
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart....

#3
Anastasia

Anastasia

1956★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is co...

#4
Black Swan

Black Swan

2010★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."...

#5
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create ...

#6
The White Crow

The White Crow

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anastasia for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a w...

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