Movies like Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)

Krush Groove (1985)

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.

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

School Dance (2014)

High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he’ll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia’s gangsta brother, and pass the crew’s initiation—in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.

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

Grace of My Heart (1996)

Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.

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

Feel the Beat (2020)

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

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

Danny Collins (2015)

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

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

SLC Punk (1998)

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

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

10,000 Saints (2015)

A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

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

Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)

Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.

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

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)

Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.

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

Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)

An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.

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

Bo Burnham: What. (2013)

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.

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

Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words (2010)

Bo Burnham is back with a new one-man show full of his patented songs and wordplay, as well as haikus, dramatic readings, blasphemy, and so much more in his first hour-long special, shot live in his home town of Boston.

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

The After Party (2018)

When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.

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

My Own Love Song (2010)

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

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

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)

Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

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

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 comedy & music

Man on the Moon (1999)

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

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

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 comedy & music

Chloe and Theo (2015)

A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

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

CB4 (1993)

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...

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

Crossover Dreams (1985)

Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.

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

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: Similar story and style · both drama & music

Anything Else (2003)

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

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

Annie Hall (1977)

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

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

Juliet, Naked (2018)

Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

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

Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)

Bob Hope tours China, takes in the culture and meets up with Big Bird, Crystal Gayle, Peaches and Herb, and others.

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

The Irony of Life (2024)

The 67-year-old Edgar is the most successful elderly comedian in Germany. Every evening on stage, he makes fun of everything that concerns older people: failed relationships, ungrateful children, a declining libido, rapidly deteriorating health, general uselessness and imminent death. But as soon as the show is over, what's left is a man who is really lonely and tries to fill his empty evenings with groupies and alcohol. When, after 25 years, he meets his ex-wife Eva again, who is terminally ill with cancer, the two begin to fall in love again against all odds and Eva decides to accompany Edgar on his comedy tour through Germany and Austria...

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

Camp Harlow (2014)

On the brink of a family crisis, Alex finds herself being sent to the last place she wants to be, summer camp. Knowing that a young admirer from school will be at the camp, Alex reluctantly agrees. Thrown into a group of people she has never met, Alex is determined to shut out the world. However, Alex is brought out of the corners of her own heart by the most unlikely of friends: a horse.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Ariane Moffatt, Petites mains précieuses en studio (2018)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005)

Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy