Movies like @IDOL 青山朱里 (2015)
The best movies like @IDOL 青山朱里 (2015) are Bye Bye Birdie (1963), There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000) and Football Rules Ok (2000). If @IDOL 青山朱里 hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
@IDOL 青山朱里
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPlay It Again, Sam (1972)7.5/10 from 669 votes
- NewestRevue Starlight: The Movie (2021)Released 2021
- In JapaneseAikatsu! Music Award: We all get a prize SHOW! (2015)Also in Japanese
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFootball Rules Ok (2000)
For Hans Pollack and his friends, soccer is the most wonderful hobby in the world. They all worship the world-class forward Pablo Dios. Their adoration goes so far that it makes them forget the birth of a daughter, gamble away a house, "accidentally" kidnap the rich and arrogant football star, and tear apart the family. However, Pablo and Hans gradually develop an unlikely friendship...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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
The Comeback (1980)
After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building Championship for the 7th time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los (1984)
Teenage girl idolises television game show host, and gets a chance to be his assistant.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021)
The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. Nor are they the only girls who must reassess and change if they want to achieve their dreams, as the dance, magic, and swordplay continue!
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Driven (2001)
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisTito and Me (1992)
At his school, 10-year-old Zoran wins the competition for the best essay about Tito. His reward is participation in the march "Revolutionary trails" to Tito's hometown of Kumrovec.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTHE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014)
The idols of 765 Production continue on their neverending journey—towards a new stage, towards a bright and shiny future! The girls and their producer have gone through thick and thin, and have stood face to face with all kinds of difficulties. It's time again for the girls to foster their friendship, and through great discipline, they step forward to their starry future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Ghost Squad (2018)
After a group of girls get murdered, they come back as ghosts and seek revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Neandertal (2006)
17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to question his personal and familiar environment and discovers that his parents’ relationship – which he assumed to be happy and sound – is built on lies. Unable to deal with this disappointment, he flees from it and moves in with his older brother and his roommates...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOrange County (2002)
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinding Forrester (2000)
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSurf's Up (2007)
With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Shall Overcome (2006)
A drama about a boy who's inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and challenges repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBang Bang Baby (2014)
A small town teenager in the 1960s believes her dreams of becoming a famous singer will come true when her rock star idol gets stranded in town. But a leak in a nearby chemical plant that is believed to be causing mass mutations threatens to turn her dream into a nightmare.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Documentary of HKT48 (2016)
Revealing behind-the-scenes documentary about the popular idol group HKT48. Group member-cum-manager Sashihara Rino makes her debut as a film director. Released simultaneously with RAISE YOUR ARMS AND TWIST Documentary of NMB48. HKT48 was formed in 2011 in Hakata, Fukuoka. At the time, the members were on average just 13.8 years old and necessarily faced many trials, but they eventually grew into a major presence with tour performances at four major arenas under their belt.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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What are the best movies like @IDOL 青山朱里?
The closest matches to @IDOL 青山朱里 are Bye Bye Birdie (1963), There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000) and Football Rules Ok (2000). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after @IDOL 青山朱里?
Start with Bye Bye Birdie (1963), the closest match to @IDOL 青山朱里.
What is the highest-rated movie like @IDOL 青山朱里?
Play It Again, Sam (1972), rated 7.5/10 by 669 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like @IDOL 青山朱里?
Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like @IDOL 青山朱里?
Yes: Aikatsu! Music Award: We all get a prize SHOW! (2015), Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021) and THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014).
How are movies similar to @IDOL 青山朱里 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside @IDOL 青山朱里, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.