Top 20 movies like Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

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 in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Billy Elliot is of 1 hour(s) and 50 minute(s). It is Produced By:  StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, WT² Productions. It was released on 2000-09-28. It has the tagline: Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it. It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaComedyMusic

1. Notting Hill

Notting Hill

William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

It has an average vote of 7.262 on TMDB.

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2. The Full Monty

The Full Monty

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.

It has an average vote of 7.008 on TMDB.

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3. Birth

Birth

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

It has an average vote of 5.97 on TMDB.

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4. Billy Madison

Billy Madison

Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.

It has an average vote of 6.172 on TMDB.

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5. Billy Elliot: The Musical Live

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live

In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes in a musical that questions masculinity, gender norms and conformity.

It has an average vote of 8.242 on TMDB.

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6. The Laws of Thermodynamics (Las leyes de la termodinámica)

The Laws of Thermodynamics

Manel, a physicist working on his PhD thesis, accidentally fall in love with Elena, a young model and aspiring actress.

It has an average vote of 5.75 on TMDB.

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7. Chocolat

Chocolat

A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of gypsies arrive by riverboat, the Mayor's prejudices lead to a crisis.

It has an average vote of 6.968 on TMDB.

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8. Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

It has an average vote of 6.768 on TMDB.

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9. Black Swan

Black Swan

A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.

It has an average vote of 7.685 on TMDB.

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10. Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

It has an average vote of 6.298 on TMDB.

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11. High Fidelity

High Fidelity

When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in order to figure out what went wrong. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.

It has an average vote of 7.136 on TMDB.

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12. Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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13. Blue Jasmine

Blue Jasmine

After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.

It has an average vote of 6.997 on TMDB.

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14. Cast Away

Cast Away

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

It has an average vote of 7.665 on TMDB.

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15. Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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16. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings.

It has an average vote of 6.769 on TMDB.

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17. Patients (Patients)

Patients

After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons , all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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18. Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

It has an average vote of 6.738 on TMDB.

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19. The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

After a failed swindle, two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold," and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise, the map does lead the pair to the mythical city, where the startled inhabitants promptly begin to worship them as gods. The only question is, do they take the worshipful natives for all they're worth, or is there a bit more to El Dorado than riches?

It has an average vote of 7.256 on TMDB.

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20. Rise (En corps)

Rise

Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage backup; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not be able to dance ever again.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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