Movies like The Pearl Fishers (2012)

Guava Island (2019)

Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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

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

Drumline: A New Beat (2014)

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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

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

The Mambo Kings (1992)

The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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

The Pirate (1948)

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)

Taylor Swift takes the stage in Dallas for the Reputation Stadium Tour and celebrates a monumental night of music, memories and visual magic.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015)

A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and performer.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Honeydripper (2007)

In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

The King Is Dancing (2000)

Louis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Barbara (2017)

An actress will play Barbara, the French singer. The shoot will soon start. The actress works on her character, her voice, the songs, scores, the gestures, knitting, scenes she has to learn, things are going okay, there's progress, development, she is even overwhelmed. The film director also works, through his encounters, through archives, music, he let's himself be submerged, overwhelmed like the actress, by the actress.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games (2015)

Canterlot High meets its rival school, Crystal Prep Academy, in a competition that’s a long-standing tradition – The Friendship Games. Sunset Shimmer is tasked with keeping magic out of the games to avoid the appearance of impropriety while she and her friends compete against Crystal Prep’s top students led by someone with an equal amount of interest in Equestrian magic – this world’s TWILIGHT SPARKLE.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

Taurus (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 music

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

Billy Elliot (2000)

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Jem and the Holograms (2015)

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. Four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key to creating your own destiny lies in finding your own voice.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

THE 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 · both music

France-Brésil en musique (2025)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Crossfade (2025)

Two lifelong friends and aspiring musicians begin to spiral downwards as one of them decides to move away to pursue a new career.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Viva Carmen (2026)

1845, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Teenage Salvador, assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, encounters a captivating young gypsy woman, Carmen. Her stunning beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of a soldier, José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (2025)

Music and glee fill the air as Charlie Brown and the gang head off to summer camp. First-timer Sally doesn't get what all the hype is about. But when the camp may be forced to close, they team up to save it so more kids can make their own special memories.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Follow That Bird (1985)

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Nana 2 (2006)

Two girls with the same name but very different personalities share an apartment in this sequel to Nana. The rising fame of Nana Osaki's band, the Black Stones, is beginning to take a toll on the best friends' relationship. Meanwhile, Nana Komatsu struggles to make sense of her love triangle with Black Stones' guitarist Nobu and rival group Trapnest's bassist Takumi.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

Nana (2005)

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music