Movies Like Fancy Dance (2024)

Fancy Dance is a 2024 drama film from Erica Tremblay with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Grapes of Wrath and Meet Me There.

Drama

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

7.8

MagicScore

Meet Me There

2014

After several years of sexual dysfunction, Ada and her boyfriend, Calvin travel to her hometown in rural Oklahoma in hopes of piecing together her fragmented childhood memories. They find their answers, but can they find their way back home?

3.8

MagicScore

Kikujiro

1999

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.

7.5

MagicScore

Bottom of the World

2017

On their road trip through the southwestern desert, Alex and his girlfriend Scarlett arrive in a town in the middle of nowhere and take a room in a mysterious hotel so that Scarlett, who is feeling increasingly ill, can get some rest.

5.3

MagicScore

Eve's Bayou

1997

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.

6.4

MagicScore

Sami Blood

2016

Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

7.3

MagicScore

The Go-Getter

2007

When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.

6.2

MagicScore

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

2020

School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

6.5

MagicScore

Ramona and Beezus

2010

Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Family

2018

Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-sit her tween niece Maddie, Kate reluctantly agrees to help. But baby-sitting overnight unexpectedly turns into a week, and Kate's life spins into chaos. As Maddie reveals stories of being bullied and of wanting to run away and be a Juggalo, the two form a unique bond.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Next Goal Wins

2023

Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Americana

2025

When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls into the black market in a small town in South Dakota, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Truth Beneath

2016

For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Meadowland

2015

In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, Sarah and Phil come unhinged, recklessly ignoring the repercussions. Phil starts to lose sight of his morals as Sarah puts herself in increasingly dangerous situations, falling deeper into her own fever dream.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Amelia

2009

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Boy Missing

2016

When her son's alleged kidnapper is released for lack of solid evidence, a reputable and well-known attorney takes matters into her own hands with unintended and spectacularly disastrous consequences.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears

2013

Returning home from a business trip to discover his wife missing, a man delves deeper and deeper into a surreal kaleidoscope of half-baked leads, seduction, deceit, and murder.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

The Cliff

2016

A mass suicide involving members of a cult takes place in the Canary Islands. Gabriel's younger sister, Cordelia, who he hasn't seen for years, was one of the cult followers. Gabriel decides to travel there and find out what happened.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

In the Heights

2021

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Moonlit Winter

2019

The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Fancy Dance?

The top films similar to Fancy Dance by MovieMagicScore are The Grapes of Wrath (7.8), Meet Me There (3.8), Kikujiro (7.5). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Fancy Dance worth watching?

Fancy Dance holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 63 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Fancy Dance?

Fancy Dance (2024) is a drama film directed by Erica Tremblay, starring Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay.

Where can I find more recommendations like Fancy Dance?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Fancy Dance

This ranked list pairs Fancy Dance (2024), a drama film from Erica Tremblay, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lily Gladstone take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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