
Movies that feel likeDirty Dancing (1987)
If you loved Dirty Dancing, the closest films we have are CODA (2021), Tender Mercies (1983) and Cinema Paradiso (1988). All three share Dirty Dancing's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Devdas (2002).
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If Dirty Dancing hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: growing up
The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Contemplative and stylish in the same breath
The difference: Easier on the wistfulness than Dirty Dancing

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Drama with a pulse of wistfulness, in both cases

Contemplative music, and it commits to that

Common ground: dancing
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Dirty Dancing does


Both lean on style more than on drama

Tender romance in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: brothers and sisters

Both lean on wistfulness more than on music
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