Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Fame

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

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#1
Honey: Rise Up and Dance

Honey: Rise Up and Dance

2018★ 6.9

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

Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship....

#2
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013★ 6.8

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

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Ame...

#3
Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

2021★ 6.5

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

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awa...

#4
Patti Cake$

Patti Cake$

2017★ 6.6

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

Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely ques...

#5
Like Sunday, Like Rain

Like Sunday, Like Rain

2014★ 7.3

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

A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer....

#6
Beats

Beats

2019★ 6.6

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

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts....

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