Movies Like Limelight

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

2 shared crewDir. Charlie ChaplinDP: Karl Struss

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

TMDB recommendsDP: Karl Struss

My Darling Clementine

1946·1h 37m·★ 7.7·John Ford

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Badlands

1974·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Terrence Malick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

TMDB recommendsMusic & Romance

Nashville

1975·2h 40m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

Starring Charlie ChaplinDir. Charlie ChaplinDrama & Romance

Modern Times

1936·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

Starring Charlie ChaplinDir. Charlie ChaplinDrama & Romance

The Circus

1928·1h 12m·★ 8.1·Charlie Chaplin

Starring Charlie ChaplinDir. Charlie ChaplinRomance & Drama

High Strung Free Dance

2018·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Michael Damian

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Pure Country

1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Christopher Cain

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High Strung

2016·1h 36m·★ 6.3·Michael Damian

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Dance with Me

1998·2h 6m·★ 6.0·Randa Haines

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Step Up All In

2014·1h 52m·★ 5.9·Trish Sie

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Lili

1953·1h 21m·★ 7.2·Charles Walters

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Honey 3: Dare to Dance

2016·1h 37m·★ 5.1·Bille Woodruff

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Footloose

2011·1h 53m·★ 5.9·Craig Brewer

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How Good Is Limelight?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.