15 Movies Like Shake It All About

Loved Shake It All About? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Queen of Hearts
#1

Queen of Hearts

Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

The Last Viking
#2

The Last Viking

After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

The Hunt
#3

The Hunt

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

Fatherhood
#4

Fatherhood

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shake It All About.

Another Round
#5

Another Round

Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

Checkered Ninja 3
#6

Checkered Ninja 3

In this 3rd installment Alex’s interest for Ninja missions is starting to vanish. He’ll rather spend his time with his friends and Checkered Ninja feels he is overlooked and is eager to engage in a new mission. The result of this is that Alex, by accident, ends up having a conflict with Marco, the bad boy boyfriend of Jessica, entangling him in a conflict he hasn’t asked for and he is pressured by Checkered Ninja to defend himself.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

Speak No Evil
#7

Speak No Evil

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

The Idiots
#8

The Idiots

A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

Bachelor Party
#9

Bachelor Party

On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shake It All About.

Synecdoche, New York
#10

Synecdoche, New York

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shake It All About.

Swinger
#11

Swinger

Munch-Fals’ script follows Adam, who has so far been spoiled by life – a good job, a lovely wife, an expensive villa, an independent son – but still it isn’t good enough. Even the swinger weekend trips he has been taking with his wife have become a joyless routine, and his youthful optimism and appetite for life are distant memories. Then, one day, at another swingers’ club, he does what swingers don’t do – he falls in love.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

The Promised Land
#12

The Promised Land

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

In & Out
#13

In & Out

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shake It All About.

The Salvation
#14

The Salvation

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.

Breaking the Waves
#15

Breaking the Waves

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shake It All About.