 "Top Hat" has been nostalgically referenced — particularly its "Cheek to Cheek" segment — in many films, including "The Purple Rose of Cairo" (1985), "The English Patient" (1996), "The Green Mile" (1999),"La La Land" (2016).and the animated film "The Boss Baby" (2017)

In 1950, a German version of the film entitled "Ich tanz' mich in Dein Herz hinein" (I dance my way into your heart) was produced and released in Germany by RKO Synchron Abteilung Berlin.In it, the actors' speaking and singing voices were completely dubbed by German voice actors.