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Movies like Reed Rapture (1942)

The best movies like Reed Rapture (1942) are Too Late Blues (1961), Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert (2020) and Footlight Parade (1933). If Reed Rapture hooked you with its music, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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 music

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  2. Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert (2020)

    In his hometown of Toronto, Shawn Mendes pours his heart out on stage with a live performance in a stadium packed with adoring fans.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  3. Footlight Parade (1933)

    A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  4. King of Jazz (1930)

    A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  5. Anima (2019)

    In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  6. John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky (2018)

    Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  7. Coyote Ugly (2000)

    Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  8. Teen 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 · both music

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  9. Make 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

  10. Cover Girl (1944)

    A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  11. Bee 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

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  12. 'Round Midnight (1986)

    Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  13. Battle 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

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  14. Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)

    Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  15. A 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 · both music

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  16. Young Man with a Horn (1950)

    Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  17. Born to Be Blue (2015)

    Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  18. Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends (2011)

    Hitman Returns was filmed before a sold out crowd last year at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The lineup of talent, lead by Foster as maestro of ceremonies, includes performances by Seal, Donna Summer, Martina McBride, Earth, Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, All-4-One,'Glee' star Charice, Chaka Khan, Jackie Evancho, Lara Fabian and other artists whose careers have been touched by Foster, a 15-time Grammy winning producer and songwriter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  19. A Song Is Born (1948)

    The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  20. Animal Crackers (1930)

    The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Reed Rapture?

The closest matches to Reed Rapture are Too Late Blues (1961), Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert (2020) and Footlight Parade (1933). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Reed Rapture?

Start with Too Late Blues (1961), the closest match to Reed Rapture.

What is the highest-rated movie like Reed Rapture?

Anima (2019), rated 7.3/10 by 502 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Reed Rapture?

Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert (2020) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Reed Rapture?

Yes: Too Late Blues (1961), Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert (2020) and Footlight Parade (1933).

How are movies similar to Reed Rapture chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Reed Rapture, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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