Movies like Bald Dog Rock (1981)
The best movies like Bald Dog Rock (1981) are Too Late Blues (1961), Crossroads (1986) and Taurus (2022). If Bald Dog Rock hooked you with its drama and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAlmost Famous (2000)7.5/10 from 3,300 votes
- NewestHauser - Rebel With a Cello Live in Italy 2024 (2024)Released 2024
Too Late Blues (1961)
Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrossroads (1986)
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTaurus (2022)
A rising but troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Five Heartbeats (1991)
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBattle of the Year (2013)
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlmost Famous (2000)
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuburbia (1984)
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJailhouse Rock (1957)
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Style (1982)
Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
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 · both music & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBessie (2015)
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCadillac Records (2008)
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMo' Better Blues (1990)
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMetallica: Through the Never (2013)
Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBee Gees: One Night Only (1998)
The brothers Gibb perform their greatest hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's including many songs written for and made hits by other artists but never recorded by the Bee Gees themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Dinner with Hervé (2018)
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJawbone (2017)
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMake Your Move (2013)
A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
SnoozefestMovies like thisWWE WrestleMania 22 (2006)
WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisChristmas with The Chosen: The Messengers (2021)
A theatrical event combining a Christmas special episode of The Chosen titled, “The Messengers,” and a night of music and Christmas celebration with some of CCM’s biggest names.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & music
Hauser - Rebel With a Cello Live in Italy 2024 (2024)
HAUSER and his Band performing at the REBEL WITH A CELLO Tour 2024. LIVE at Villa Manin (Codroipo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy), July 2024.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
The White Album Live! by The Analogues (2018)
After “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Sgt. Pepper”, the “White Album” is the third Beatles album brought to the stage by The Analogues. The album is diverse, and possibly less-coherent, but many Beatles connoisseurs find it to be the most fascinating. Experience now the "White Album" brought to life, performed and recorded live in Liverpool, England. See and hear all the special instruments needed to reproduce the album with ‘Analogue Craftsmanship’.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
The Midnight - Live at the Wiltern (2021)
Join The Midnight for the last show of their 2021 North American Tour live from The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Hololive 1st Generation 3rd Anniversary LIVE (2021)
Hololive 1st Generation 3rd Anniversary LIVE from 1st was a live concert held by Hololive Production on May 28, 2021 online, celebrating the 3rd anniversary of all members of Hololive 1st Generation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Sting at the Pantheon in Paris - 50 Years of FIP Radio (2021)
To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Living Proof: The War On Drugs (2021)
The War On Drugs perform at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, in support of their long-awaited and widely praised fifth studio album, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
PussyCake (2021)
A struggling all-female rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. When they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
SnoozefestMovies like thisFish: Return to Childhood (2006)
This DVD features the 20th anniversary concert recording of the Marillion classic, MISPLACED CHILHOOD filmed in Amsterdam in November 2005. Also included in the line up are Fish favorites such as, "Big Wedge," "Credo," as well as Marillion classics, "Market Square Heroes" and "Incommunicado."Setlist:Big WedgeMoving TargetBrother 52Raingods DancingWake Up Call (Make It Happen)Innocent PartyLong Cold DayCredoIntermezzo: La Gazza Ladra (Rossini)Misplaced Childhood:i) Pseudo Silk Kimonoii) Kayleighiii) Lavenderiv) Bitter Suitev) Heart of Lothianvi) Waterhole (Espresso Bongo)vii) Lords of the Backstageix) Childhood's Endx) White featherEncore I:IncommunicadoMarket Square HeroesEncore II:Fugazi
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Alice Cooper: Brutally Live (2000)
1. The Controler 2. Brutal Planet 3. Gimme 4. Go to Hell 5. Blow Me a Kiss 6. I'm Eighteen 7. Pick Up the Bones 8. Feed My Frankenstein 9. Wicked Young Man 10. Dead Babies 11. Ballad of Dwight Fry 12. I Love the Dead 13. Devil's Food 14. The Black Widow 15. No More Mr. Nice Guy 16. It's Hot Tonight 17. Caught in a Dream 18. It's the Little Things 19. Poison 20. Take It Like a Woman 21. Only Women Bleed 22. You Drive Me Nervous 23. Under My Wheels 24. School's Out 25. Billion Dollar Babies 26. My Generation 27. Elected Shot in London during the 2000 world tour, Brutally Live showcases Alice Cooper doing what he's been doing better than anyone else over the past 25 years: turning a rock concert into a campy theatrical extravaganza. That he's old enough to be almost anyone in the audience's (grand?)father is quite beside the point. For Alice remains one of the few who knows that rock & roll should be fun, even if that means severed heads, gushing blood, and murdered babies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Bald Dog Rock?
The closest matches to Bald Dog Rock are Too Late Blues (1961), Crossroads (1986) and Taurus (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Bald Dog Rock?
Start with Too Late Blues (1961), the closest match to Bald Dog Rock.
What is the highest-rated movie like Bald Dog Rock?
Almost Famous (2000), rated 7.5/10 by 3,300 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Bald Dog Rock?
Hauser - Rebel With a Cello Live in Italy 2024 (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Bald Dog Rock chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Bald Dog Rock, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.