Movies like Tango

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Tango (1998)
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Tango (1998)
Original name: Tango, no me dejes nunca
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A dangerous love affair inspires a director to create the most spectacular and bodly seductive dance film ever made. 1998 Oscar Nominee Best Foreign Language Film.
Style: sexy, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized
Plot: tango, dance, filmmaking, love, dancing, dancer, foreign legion, legion, colonialism, music and dance, rehearsal, music, love triangle, love and romance, fall in love, rivalry, lifestyle, dumped, innocence lost, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, gangster, female nudity, sex scene, jealousy ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: buenos aires argentina, latin america, argentina, south america
Keyword: argentine, gangsters, latin

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Most similar movies to Tango

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and stylized films with plots about artists and showbiz, love and romance, dancing, dance, lifestyle, music and dancer's life mostly in Drama, Musical and Romance genres. Some movies like Tango: Tango, the Exile of Gardel (1985), Burlesque (2010), Make Your Move (2013), Carmen (1983), Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Tango, the Exile of Gardel (1985)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Some Argentinians, exiled in Paris, decide to put on a tango-ballet, dedicated to Carlos Gardel, a legendary Argentinian tango star.
Style: cult classic, weird
Plot: tango, dance, coup, music, dancer, exile
Place: paris france, latin america, france, argentina
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100%
 6.4
 93K
Burlesque (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming ...
Style: sexy, romantic, light, teen, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot: dancing, performer's life, desire for fame, cabaret, ambition, burlesque, love and romance, happy ending, dancer, nightlife, sexy woman, nightclub ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Make Your Move (2013)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.
Style: sexy, captivating, serious, realistic, romantic drama ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly
Plot: dancer's life, dancing, love and romance, contests and competitions, ambition, youth, young lovers, interracial relations, music, uninhibited rivalry, artists and showbiz, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 7.4
 4K
Carmen (1983)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: While rehearing Carmen of Bizet, the middle-aged choreographer Antonio brings the sexy Carmen to perform the lead role. Antonio falls in love for Carmen, who is an independent and seductive woman incapable to accept a possessive love. When Carmen ...
Style: atmospheric, inspirational, art house, emotional, stylized ...
Plot: obsessive love, dancing, music and dance, dancer, jealousy, sensuality, girl, scenery, underdog, passion, artist, tragic love ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 6.3
 210
Tango Bar (1987)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Argentina, Puerto Rico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After many years, Ricardo and Antonio, two former partners, will reunite in their Tango Bar in Buenos Aires. Ricardo, the partner still owning the bar, reminiscences the days of their old show "Esto es Tango" while waiting for Antonio.
Style: anthology, realistic, serious
Plot: tango, love triangle, politics, friendship, political unrest, folk hero, love and romance, state affairs, intrigue, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, male female relationship ...
Time: year 1987, 80s
Place: argentina, buenos aires argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Based on Verdi's (Bizet's not Verdi's) classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, stylized, black cinema
Plot: hip hop, femme fatale, tragic love, fall in love, performer's life, obsession, betrayal, destructive relationship, destiny, music, black, rapper ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Tango Lesson (1997)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, France, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She visits Buenos Aires and learns more from Pablo's friends. Sally and Pablo meet again but ...
Style: realistic, visual, serious, atmospheric, epic ...
Plot: tango, dancing, dance, destiny, women, art, woman power, flirting, partner, mad love, dancer, performer's life ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: paris france, argentina, london, latin america, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Black Tights (1960)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Live scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic choreographies, all by Roland Petit: Carmen (1949), La croqueuse de diamants (1950), Deuil en 24 heures (1953), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1959).
Style: anthology, captivating, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot: ballet, opera, unfulfilled love, theater, love triangle, artists and showbiz, music, love and romance, dealing with death, unfulfillment, gangster, cancan dance ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Battlefield America (2012)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A young businessman hires an instructor to turn a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit.
Style: realistic, inspirational, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: street dance, dancing, music, ambition, rivalry, youth, misfit, social misfits, hip hop, dance, mentor, training ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 10K
StreetDance 2 (2012)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.
Style: sexy, realistic, serious, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: dancing, street dance, hip hop, salsa, dance contest, dance, dancer, dancer's life, love and romance, rivalry, ambition, music ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Recently divorced, aspiring filmmaker Helen (Jennifer Rubin) enters into a love triangle fueled by sexual hunger and manipulation. But as she attempts to define herself and fulfill her wants and needs, she must choose between her independence and ...
Style: sexy, independent film, contemplative, realistic, erotic ...
Plot: open marriage, sexuality, human relationship, infidelity, love affair, filmmaking, love triangle, breakup, couples, human spirit, moral dilemma, self discovery ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.1
 433
Out of Tune (2008)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Brazil
Duration: 139 min.
Story: 'Slightly Out Of Tune' is about a group of friends who come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960's and 70's. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become a part ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, sentimental
Plot: music, friendship, love triangle, fall in love, rise to the top, ambition, desire for fame, love and romance, society, rising to stardom, youth, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.8
 3K
Perhaps Love (2005)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: China, Malaysia, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A love triangle develops during the making of a musical in mainland China.
Style: stylized, captivating, emotional, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot: love affair, rivalry, showbiz, femme fatale, ambition, actor's life, unfulfillment, introspection, love triangle, movie star, love, film producer ...
Place: china, hong kong, east asia, asia, shanghai ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.5
 782
Fast Forward (1985)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, feel good, stylized, humorous
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: breakdance, dance, dancing, club, street kid, high school, couples, friends, family relations, rising to stardom, lifestyle, coming of age ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: ohio, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Make It Happen (2008)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
Style: sexy, teen, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night
Plot: dancing, dance, follow your dream, sexy woman, contests and competitions, self discovery, youth, love and romance, ambition, rivalry, friendship, dance school ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Go for It! (2011)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Carmen is a good student with a bad attitude who lives for dancing in the underground clubs of Chicago. She yearns to be 'somebody' but is afraid to believe in herself. Her immigrant Mexican, working-class parents want her to stay in ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot: hip hop, dancing, dance, ambition, self discovery, follow your dream, hopes, dancer's life, dance school, desire for fame, parents and children, teachers and students ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, california, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.5
 85
Carmen in 3D (2011)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 170 min.
Story: Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at Londons Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the worlds most popular opera. Bizets Carmen is packed with some of the best-loved and memorable music in all of opera. In this ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, stylized
Plot: opera, rebelliousness, betrayal, destructive relationship, dishonesty, couples, murder, wooing, infidelity, dancing, love and romance, concert ...
Time: 19th century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.8
 35K
All That Jazz (1979)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his ...
Style: surreal, captivating, touching, humorous, cerebral ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: music, showbiz, jazz, dancing, workaholic, death, divorce, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, love and romance, downfall ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Style: serious, captivating, feel good, realistic, independent film
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: dance, dancing, hip hop, dancer's life, college, rivalry, lifestyle, college life, contests and competitions, student life, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 7.4
 451
Tosca (2001)
Genre: Musical, Drama
Country: Italy, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano.
Style: emotional, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot: opera, couples, tragic love, tragic hero, love and romance, unfulfilled love, unfulfillment, dishonesty, manipulation, concert, basement, ballet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
A Love Bewitched (1986)
Genre: Music, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In a Gypsy village, the fathers of Candela and José promise their children to each other. Years later, the unfaithful José marries Candela but while defending his lover Lucía in a brawl, he is stabbed to death. Carmelo, who secretly loves Candela ...
Style: art house, captivating, serious, realistic, sexual
Plot: flamenco, music and dance, gypsy, dance, love, magic spell, betrayal, social misfits, music, dancer's life, redemption, unfulfillment ...
Time: 80s
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
Style: feel good, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: date night
Plot: jazz, young lovers, couples, looking for love, couple relations, breakup, lifestyle, love and romance, performer's life, musician's life, artists and showbiz, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, boston, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.8
 45K
Nine (2009)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from ...
Style: emotional, clever, lyrical, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: infidelity, filmmaking, midlife crisis, memory, broadway, lifestyle, femme fatale, self discovery, dancing, couples, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 2000s, year 2009, 1920s ...
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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 6.3
 436
Antonia (2006)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, form an all-female rap group but find their road to success is riddled with sexism, racism, and violence. One by one, they ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Plot: hip hop, music band, prodigy, friendship, musician's life, ambition, rise to the top, rising to stardom, society, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil, latin america, sao paulo brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.6
 298K
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with ...
Style: sentimental, sexy, visually stunning, romantic, colorful ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: cabaret, love story, showbiz, tragic love, nightclub, jealousy, music, performer's life, love and romance, seduction, tango, terminal illness ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, year 2001, victorian era, 1800s ...
Place: paris france, europe, detroit, montmartre paris, france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Beat the World (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three dance crews – one Latin American, one European and one Canadian – prepare to battle at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final ...
Style: stylized, realistic, exciting, serious, independent film
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: street dance, dance, dancer's life, lifestyle, dancing, friendship, hip hop, buddies, rivalry, youth, world spanning, music ...
Time: 21st century
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.6
 495
Bombay Talkie (1970)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the Movie's leading man while the Screenwriter chases after her.
Style: romantic drama, contemplative, realistic, serious, talky ...
Plot: indian woman, culture clash, filmmaking, extramarital affair, opposites attract, dancer's life, human nature, writer's life, introspection, lifestyle, love and romance, society ...
Time: 60s
Place: england, india, bombay india
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
One Last Dance (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the wake of tragedy, a renowed New York dance company is on the brink of collapse. After leaving the dance world for good, Travis, Chrissa, and Max are pulled in to resurrect the dance that shattered their careers. They have one last chance to ...
Style: serious, realistic, sexy, romantic, independent film
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: dancing, dance school, lifestyle, follow your dream, performer's life, dancer's life, love and romance, showbiz, teenage love, redemption, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 2000s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.4
 1K
Stepping Out (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience: kids
Plot: broadway, dancing, dancer, dance class, power relations, church, human spirit, rising to stardom, dancer's life, love and romance, underdog, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 1991, 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.7
 90
Cherry. (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When Brian Cherry, a sweet, sensitive young Los Angeleno, falls for the beautiful, electric, and damaged Jules, she turns his ideas about women and sex upside-down. Slowly, he is drawn into a twisted love-triangle that includes Jules and his best ...
Style: realistic, captivating, sexy, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: love triangle, couples, fall in love, best friend, love, friendship, youth, escapades, revenge, love and romance, female pubic hair, female nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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