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10 Best Movies Like Downhill

If you loved Downhill, 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 Downhill 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
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950★ 8.3

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

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity....

#3
Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

2006★ 7.0

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

11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipat...

#4
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#5
The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954★ 6.7

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

A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces ...

#6
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1999★ 6.8

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

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing fiv...

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