--- title: See How Well 'Uptown Funk' Works for 100 Movie Dance Scenes description: Play "Uptown Funk" over any movie dance routine, and you'll be amazed at how well it works, proves this montage of dance scenes canonical: https://time.com/4041437/uptown-funk-movie-mashup/ author: Mandy Oaklander article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-19T16:42:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:59.405Z og:title: See How Well 'Uptown Funk' Works for 100 Movie Dance Scenes og:description: From 'The Lion King' to 'Magic Mike' og:url: https://time.com/4041437/uptown-funk-movie-mashup/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf785cb40a5247a9/69886454e20a872296a8d516/gettyimages-485996344.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4330 og:image:height: 2436 og:image:alt: GettyImages-485996344 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See How Well 'Uptown Funk' Works for 100 Movie Dance Scenes twitter:description: From 'The Lion King' to 'Magic Mike' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf785cb40a5247a9/69886454e20a872296a8d516/gettyimages-485996344.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amazing Mashup Video Shows How Well 'Uptown Funk' Works for 100 Movie Dance Scenes > Sponsored content. 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Sep 19, 2015 4:42 PM UTC  Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. on Aug.30, 2015. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. on Aug.30, 2015. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Sep 19, 2015 4:42 PM UTC Play “Uptown Funk” over practically any silver-screen dance routine, and you’ll be amazed at how well it works, proves a five-minute mega-montage of dance scenes set to the pop hit. In this video from [What’s the Mashup](http://www.whatsthemashup.com/), the song by Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars fits with a dizzying array of dance styles, from moonwalk to disco to twerking. The scenes, cut from 100 movies, are just as varied. Simba, Timon and Pumbaa strut to “Uptown Funk” in the _Lion King_ just as fluidly as _Magic_ _Mike_ strips to it and the cast of _Slumdog_ _Millionaire_ Bollywood dances to it. Don’t believe us? Just watch, below. ### See Music Festivals Like You've Never Seen Them Before  Untitled (New York, Monegros Desert), 2014 Felix R. Cid  Untitled (Sydney, Zurich, Catalonia), 2014 Felix R. Cid  Untitled (Detroit), 2014 Felix R. Cid  Untitled (Ibiza, Madrid, Goa), 2014 Felix R. Cid  Untitled (Portugal, Rumania, London, Formentera), 2014 Felix R. Cid  Untitled (Paris), 2014 Felix R. 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