Top 20 movies like The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.

The Red Shoes is of 2 hour(s) and 13 minute(s). It is Produced By:  The Archers. It was released on 1948-09-06. It has the tagline: Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves It has an average vote of 7.967 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomance

1. Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

It has an average vote of 7.499 on TMDB.

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2. Der Fuehrer's Face

Der Fuehrer's Face

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting Nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a Nazi artillery factory. After a nervous breakdown, Donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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3. Death Walks at Midnight (La morte accarezza a mezzanotte)

Death Walks at Midnight

Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug, Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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4. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (女が階段を上る時)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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5. The Set-Up

The Set-Up

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

It has an average vote of 7.277 on TMDB.

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6. Force of Evil

Force of Evil

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

It has an average vote of 6.541 on TMDB.

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7. Laurin (Laurin)

Laurin

In a small port town at the end of the 19th century children are disappearing. A mysterious man in black who stalks the town may be Death itself. And nine-year-old Laurin is suffering terrifying dreams and hallucinations of a man carrying a sack and frightened children calling for help from behind closed windows.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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8. Brigade of Death (Brigade des mœurs)

Brigade of Death

When the investigation on a prostitute murder by the Paris vice department derails, one cop will stop at nothing for revenge.

It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.

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9. Mom Squad (Mødregruppen)

Mom Squad

New mother Line is living the high life in Hong Kong with husband Bjørn when she discovers that he has been unfaithful to her with their Filipino nanny, so Line takes her baby son and heads back to her old hometown in southern Funen.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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10. The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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11. Wagon Master

Wagon Master

Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Navajo, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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12. The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.

It has an average vote of 7.302 on TMDB.

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13. Love Affair

Love Affair

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.

It has an average vote of 7.089 on TMDB.

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14. Simon of the Desert (Simón del desierto)

Simon of the Desert

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

It has an average vote of 7.656 on TMDB.

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15. I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going!

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.

It has an average vote of 7.027 on TMDB.

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16. Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

It has an average vote of 6.913 on TMDB.

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17. Captain Blood

Captain Blood

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

It has an average vote of 7.235 on TMDB.

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18. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

It has an average vote of 7.52 on TMDB.

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19. Easter Parade

Easter Parade

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

It has an average vote of 6.95 on TMDB.

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20. The Big Combo

The Big Combo

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

It has an average vote of 6.993 on TMDB.

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