The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

The American
2023
6.8/10

Billy Elliot
2000
7.6/10

Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
6.5/10

Frankie & Alice
2010
5.9/10

Black Swan
2010
7.7/10

The Red Shoes
1948
8.0/10

Firebird
2021
7.4/10

Limelight
1952
7.9/10

Topaz
1969
6.0/10

Cabaret
1972
7.4/10

Suspiria
2018
6.9/10

Scandal
1989
6.0/10

Christopher and His Kind
2011
6.3/10

Citizen X
1995
7.2/10

My Neighbor Adolf
2022
6.5/10

Take the Lead
2006
6.9/10

Bootmen
2000
6.3/10

The Turning Point
1977
6.5/10

Fiddler on the Roof
1971
7.7/10

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
6.9/10
Michael Collins
1996
6.9/10