Movies like Piccadilly Nights (1930)
The best movies like Piccadilly Nights (1930) are Pal Joey (1957), A Star Is Born (2018) and Teen Spirit (2019). If Piccadilly Nights hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Piccadilly Nights
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- Highest ratedA Star Is Born (2018)7.5/10 from 12,486 votes
- NewestBack to Black (2024)Released 2024
Pal Joey (1957)
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Star Is Born (2018)
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTeen Spirit (2019)
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrazy Heart (2009)
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet Him to the Greek (2010)
Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Star Is Born (1954)
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDreamgirls (2006)
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boss (2016)
A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBack to Black (2024)
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Reluctant Debutante (1958)
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVictor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlorence Foster Jenkins (2016)
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Mighty Wind (2003)
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTender Mercies (1983)
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYesterday (2019)
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWho Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShe Done Him Wrong (1933)
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDemi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)
A personal and intimate look into Demi Lovato's life as not only a regular 25 year old, but also one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZiegfeld Girl (1941)
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Piccadilly Nights?
The closest matches to Piccadilly Nights are Pal Joey (1957), A Star Is Born (2018) and Teen Spirit (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Piccadilly Nights?
Start with Pal Joey (1957), the closest match to Piccadilly Nights.
What is the highest-rated movie like Piccadilly Nights?
A Star Is Born (2018), rated 7.5/10 by 12,486 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Piccadilly Nights?
Back to Black (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Piccadilly Nights?
Yes: Pal Joey (1957), A Star Is Born (2018) and Teen Spirit (2019).
How are movies similar to Piccadilly Nights chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Piccadilly Nights, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.