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Movies like Boychoir (2015)

The best movies like Boychoir (2015) are Teen Spirit (2019), Clouds (2020) and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). If Boychoir hooked you with its music and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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 & drama

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  2. Clouds (2020)

    Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama

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  3. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)

    Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music

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  4. I Can Only Imagine (2018)

    Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama

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  5. Back 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 · both music & drama

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  6. Jersey Boys (2014)

    A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama

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  7. Beyond the Sea (2004)

    Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & music

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  8. Respect (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 · both drama & music

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  9. Whitney 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

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  10. A 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 · both drama & music

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  11. TÁR (2022)

    As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & drama

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  12. Across the Tracks (1991)

    When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  13. Oliver Twist (1948)

    When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. A Kid Like Jake (2018)

    On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Newsies (1992)

    A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. I Believe (2019)

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

    Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. All Together Now (2020)

    An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Book of Henry (2017)

    Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Newsies (2017)

    A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music & drama

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  22. Yentl (1983)

    In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music & drama

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  23. Quadrophenia (1979)

    Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & music

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  24. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)

    Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are still relevant today. Host Clint Eastwood also interviews artists who collaborated with Mercer or performed his songs, including composer John Williams, Blake Edwards, Andre Previn, Tony Bennett, and Julie Andrews.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  25. The Teacher (2017)

    Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux (2005)

    "George Clinton & Parliament - Funkadelic" Tracklisting: 01 Bop Gun - feat. Steve Boyd 02 Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad) - feat. Belita Woods 03 Flashlight/Get Low 04 Something Stank - feat. Sativa 05 Hard As Steel - feat. Staiva 06 Yank My Doodle 07 Flashlight (reprise) 08 Not Just Knee Deep 09 Sentimental Journey - feat. Belita Woods 10 Not Just Knee Deep (reprise) 11 Up For The Downstroke 12 Bounce 2 This - feat. Kendra Foster 13 Never Gonna Tell It - feat. Kim Manning 14 Atomic Dog 15 Whole Lotta Shakin' Bonus Tracks: 01 Bernie Worrell Keyboard Solo 02 Lili Haydn Violin Solo 03 Maggot Brain feat. Michael Hampton & Lili Haydn 04 US Custom Coast Guard Dope Dog 05 Maggot Brain (reprise) 06 Them Changes

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  27. The Girls with the Red Ribbons (1978)

    Jeta is a student who is a member of the illegals and tries to create a group of antifascist girls in her school.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Ray Charles - Live in France 1961 (2011)

    Lost for 50 years, these newly discovered concerts were filmed at the 1961 Antibes Jazz Festival in France and show Ray Charles in his prime period with the original Raeletts and his most legendary band (including David "Fathead" Newman and Hank Crawford). These first concerts he ever gave in Europe opened the door for Ray Charles to become one of the most revered international stars America has ever produced.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

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  29. Hillsong United: Of Dirt and Grace (Live From the Land) (2016)

    The essence and inspiration of the album Empires was the beatitudes and it was always an aspiration to film where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount – and to present the songs in a live format. Filmed in Jerusalem and surrounding areas, this is a unique take on many of the songs from United’s most recent release, Empires. With breathtaking imagery and impacting visuals and audio, this live project is one of the most unique to come out of Hillsong.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  30. Aikatsu! Music Award: We all get a prize SHOW! (2015)

    An Aikatsu! All-Star awards ceremony will take place. The film will feature songs and stages featured throughout the anime series.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Boychoir?

The closest matches to Boychoir are Teen Spirit (2019), Clouds (2020) and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Boychoir?

Start with Teen Spirit (2019), the closest match to Boychoir.

What is the highest-rated movie like Boychoir?

Clouds (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 1,072 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Boychoir?

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Boychoir?

Yes: Teen Spirit (2019), Clouds (2020) and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025).

How are movies similar to Boychoir chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Boychoir, 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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