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10 Best Movies Like Dancing in the Dark

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

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1998★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dancing in the Dark for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...

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Return to Dust

Return to Dust

2022★ 7.2

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

Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In t...

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The Archies

The Archies

2023★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dancing in the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set in 1960s India, Archie and the gang navigate romance, friendship and the future of Riverdale as developers threaten to destroy a beloved park....

#4
Slayers Return

Slayers Return

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dancing in the Dark for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon ...

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Jarhead: Law of Return

Jarhead: Law of Return

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dancing in the Dark for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously su...

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dancing in the Dark for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow...