White Nights (1985)

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

What to watch after White Nights

• The Cotton Club (1984)
• The White Crow (2018) — Same subject: kgb, ballet
• The Turning Point (1977) — Same subject: ballet
• Dirty Dancing (1987) — Same subject: dancing
• Frantic (1988)
• The Comfort of Strangers (1990) — Helen Mirren appears in both