Movies like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (2023)
The best movies like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (2023) are Ray (2004), Get On Up (2014) and Buck and the Preacher (1972). If A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedBohemian Rhapsody (2018)7.9/10 from 18,226 votes
- NewestKöln 75 (2025)Released 2025
Ray (2004)
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGet On Up (2014)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuck and the Preacher (1972)
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRocketman (2019)
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKöln 75 (2025)
The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisElmer Gantry (1960)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHonkytonk Man (1982)
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDream Boy (2008)
The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiles Ahead (2016)
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRespect (2021)
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Saw the Light (2016)
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlaze (2018)
Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Great Debaters (2007)
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJohnny Guitar (1954)
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSweet Dreams (1985)
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Complete Unknown (2024)
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBig George Foreman (2023)
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles?
The closest matches to A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles are Ray (2004), Get On Up (2014) and Buck and the Preacher (1972). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles?
Start with Ray (2004), the closest match to A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles.
What is the highest-rated movie like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles?
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), rated 7.9/10 by 18,226 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles?
Köln 75 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles?
Yes: Ray (2004), Get On Up (2014) and Buck and the Preacher (1972).
How are movies similar to A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.