Movies Like Xanadu (1980)

Xanadu is a 1980 fantasy, romance, science fiction film from Robert Greenwald with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Can't Stop the Music and The Wiz.

Fantasy Romance Science Fiction

Can't Stop the Music

1980

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

5.0

MagicScore

The Wiz

1978

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

6.1

MagicScore

Hello Again

2017

Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love's bittersweet embrace. A film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa's celebrated musical, originally based on Arthur Schnitzler's play, La Ronde.

5.9

MagicScore

Om Shanti Om

2007

Reincarnated 30 years after being killed in a suspicious on-set fire, a small-time actor is determined to punish the person who ignited the blaze.

7.1

MagicScore

Theater Camp

2023

After the indomitable and beloved founder of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York falls into a coma, the eccentric staff must band together with her clueless "crypto-bro" son to keep the thespian paradise afloat.

6.5

MagicScore

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

6.4

MagicScore

Cherry Pop

2017

When Zaza, headliner of a weekly drag show, 'CHERRY POP', refuses to come out of her dressing room, all hell breaks loose backstage. A young newcomer, The Cherry, is hiding a huge secret from the girls while getting ready for his debut performance.

5.2

MagicScore

Arion

1986

The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.

6.1

MagicScore

Immortals

2011

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Bliss

2021

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Solarbabies

1986

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite good. It has given them a unity that transcends the attempts to bring them to heel by the government. Finding an orb of special power, they find it has unusual effects on them. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free as the storm-troopers search for them and the orb.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

Career Opportunities

1991

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Rollerball

2002

In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.

3.9

MagicScore

#14

United Skates

2018

When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

The Rink

1916

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Mystery Men

1999

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

The Last Days of Disco

1998

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Loulou

1980

A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Gloria Bell

2019

Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Xanadu?

The top films similar to Xanadu by MovieMagicScore are Can't Stop the Music (5.0), The Wiz (6.1), Hello Again (5.9). Each shares fantasy/romance/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Xanadu worth watching?

Xanadu holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 276 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Xanadu?

Xanadu (1980) is a fantasy, romance, science fiction film directed by Robert Greenwald, starring Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck.

Where can I find more recommendations like Xanadu?

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

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About movies like Xanadu

This ranked list pairs Xanadu (1980), a fantasy and romance and science fiction film from Robert Greenwald, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Olivia Newton-John 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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