Movies Like Breakin' (1984)

Breakin' is a 1984 drama, music, romance film from Joel Silberg with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Rize.

Drama Music Romance

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984

The dance crew from "Breakin'" bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent on building a shopping center in its place.

5.0

MagicScore

Rize

2005

A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Director David LaChapelle interviews each dance crew about how their unique dances evolved. A new and positive activity away from the drugs, guns, and gangs that ruled their neighborhood. A raw film about a growing sub-culture movements in America.

6.6

MagicScore

8 Mile

2002

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

7.1

MagicScore

Beat Street

1984

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

6.9

MagicScore

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.

6.7

MagicScore

La Haine

1995

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

8.1

MagicScore

Straight Outta Compton

2015

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

7.8

MagicScore

Juice

1992

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

7.2

MagicScore

Zora la vampira

2000

Count Dracula trades Transylvania for Italy in search of fresh blood and Western standards of living, but finds instead his ancient love Zora, reincarnated as a young graffiti artist from the Roman hip-hop scene.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Crack 6T

1997

Outwardly a chilling portrait of the aimless lives of unemployed inner city youths living on society's fringe, the underlying message of this volatile drama seems to call for violence to rectify social injustices. The film centers on two teenaged gangs who basically terrorize their neighborhoods with their anarchic behavior. There are few limits to their unpleasant philosophy of "desire equals acquisition." The loosely structured tale reaches its climax at a concert where the two rival groups collide.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Style Wars

1984

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

You Got Served

2004

At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers — and their moves — two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Gully Boy

2019

A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Notorious

2009

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Bodied

2018

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Hustle & Flow

2005

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

5.6

MagicScore

#18

Street Flow

2019

Noumouké, from the suburb of Paris, is about to decide which brother's foot steps to follow - the lawyer student Soulaymaan or the gangster Demba.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Street Flow 3

2026

Grieving and facing the consequences of their crimes, the Traoré brothers get one last chance to forge a new path.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Tupac: Resurrection

2003

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.

7.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Breakin'?

The top films similar to Breakin' by MovieMagicScore are Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (5.0), Rize (6.6), 8 Mile (7.1). Each shares drama/music/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Breakin' worth watching?

Breakin' holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 162 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Breakin'?

Breakin' (1984) is a drama, music, romance film directed by Joel Silberg, starring Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers.

Where can I find more recommendations like Breakin'?

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 Breakin'

This ranked list pairs Breakin' (1984), a drama and music and romance film from Joel Silberg, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lucinda Dickey 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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