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Movies like But We Have the Music (2009)

The best movies like But We Have the Music (2009) are Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), Nightfall (1956) and Paris Je T'aime (2006). If But We Have the Music hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

    A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Nightfall (1956)

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Paris Je T'aime (2006)

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. 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

  5. Maniac (2012)

    As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Neon Demon (2016)

    When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Voyeurs (2021)

    When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the street. But what starts as a simple curiosity turns into full-blown obsession with increasingly dangerous consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Life (2015)

    In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Children of the Century (1999)

    True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musset is distracted by drugs and Sand by a handsome doctor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. Funny Face (1957)

    A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Hallam Foe (2007)

    Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

    In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

    As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Original Sin (2001)

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Focus (2015)

    Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Superhost (2021)

    Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  17. The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)

    The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in the U.S. where she succeeds in making it big as a movie actress, in such movies as Breakfast at Tiffany's.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. 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

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  19. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)

    A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. My Dinner with Hervé (2018)

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like But We Have the Music?

The closest matches to But We Have the Music are Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), Nightfall (1956) and Paris Je T'aime (2006). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after But We Have the Music?

Start with Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), the closest match to But We Have the Music.

What is the highest-rated movie like But We Have the Music?

Funny Face (1957), rated 7.0/10 by 764 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like But We Have the Music?

The Voyeurs (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like But We Have the Music?

Yes: Paris Je T'aime (2006), Barbara (2017) and The Children of the Century (1999).

How are movies similar to But We Have the Music chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside But We Have the Music, 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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