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10 Best Movies Like Laura

If you loved Laura, 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 Laura 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
Black Swan

Black Swan

2010★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laura 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."...

#3
Maria

Maria

2024★ 6.5

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

Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life....

#4
Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

2021★ 6.5

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

#5
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

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

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Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

2000★ 7.6

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

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught...

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