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10 Best Movies Like Contact

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

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#1
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact 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 ...

#2
Match

Match

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the ...

#3
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

1967★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their m...

#4
High Strung Free Dance

High Strung Free Dance

2018★ 7.3

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

Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innova...

#5
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musi...

#6
Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

1977★ 6.7

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

Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attra...

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