20 movies like Svengali, ordered by similarity : Hangover Square(1945), Nico, 1988(2017), Five Star Final(1931), Control(2007), The English Teacher(2013), Padosan(1968), The Harmonists(1998), The Prestige(2006), Fat Girl(2001), Leading Lady(2014), The Cheetah Girls 2(2006), Quai des Orfevres(1947) ...
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1931
76 Minutes
John Barrymore Marian Marsh Donald Crisp Bramwell Fletcher Lumsden Hare Carmel Myers Luis Alberni Paul Porcasi
music teacher student singer love interest dark eerie europe concert stage hypnosis singing performance deception suicide transformation fall 1890s
Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
77 Minutes
Laird Cregar Linda Darnell George Sanders Glenn Langan Faye Marlowe Alan Napier Frederick Worlock J.W. Austin Leland Hodgson Clifford Brooke John Goldsworthy
composer friend father doctor singer love interest dark suspenseful london apartment music hall mental illness violence jealousy blackouts music transformation fall 1890s
A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.
6.7/10
Biography, Music, Drama, History
Italy|Belgium
2017
94 Minutes
Trine Dyrholm Sàndor Funtek Anamaria Marinca Karina Fernandez Calvin Demba Gordon John Sinclair Thomas Trabacchi Francesco Colella
singer songwriter musician manager son rock star brooding emotional moving raw tense gripping europe stage restaurant road vehicle interview room isolation music business
The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson H.B. Warner Marian Marsh Anthony Bushell George E. Stone Frances Starr Ona Munson Boris Karloff Robert Elliott Aline MacMahon Purnell Pratt
editor news reporter murderer publisher secretary love interest melodramatic dark new york city journalism ethics suicide deception family love fall wretched excess 1930s
The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
7.7/10
Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Australia|Japan|France
2007
121 Minutes
Sam Riley Samantha Morton Craig Parkinson Alexandra Maria Lara Joe Anderson James Anthony Pearson Toby Kebbell Harry Treadaway Andrew Sheridan Robert Shelly
musician manager journalist wife dark sad brooding england household concert stage suicide marriage loneliness love triangle infidelity music fall rise love 1970s
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
5.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
91 Minutes
Julianne Moore Michael Angarano Greg Kinnear Lily Collins Nathan Lane Norbert Leo Butz Jessica Hecht Charlie Saxton Nikki Blonsky
teacher student colleague headmaster father love interest amusing playful quirky lighthearted high school stage theater united states unlikely romance teaching theater second chance performance student-teacher relationship
An English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.
8.1/10
Drama, Romance
India
1968
157 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Saira Banu Kishore Om Prakash Agha Mukri Sunder Ganga Praveen Paul
singer friend girlfriend music teacher amusing emotional lighthearted india house wedding love singing schemes deception wedding love 1960s
A simple man from a village falls in love with his new neighbor. He enlists the help of his musical-theater friends to woo the lovely girl-next-door away from her music teacher.
7.1/10
Drama
Germany|Austria
1998
115 Minutes
Ben Becker Heino Ferch Ulrich Noethen Heinrich Schafmeister Max Tidof Kai Wiesinger Meret Becker Katja Riemann Dana Vavrova Noemi Fischer Otto Sander
jew singer beautiful girl love interest nazi store clerk emotional touching dark united states germany new york city stage munich nightclub love triangle third reich anti-semitism the comedian harmonists political repression
The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.
8.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA
2006
130 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Christian Bale Michael Caine Scarlett Johansson Piper Perabo Rebecca Hall David Bowie Samantha Mahurin Andy Serkis Rob Arbogast Chris Cleveland
magician friend police officer love interest dark suspenseful stage house street obsession magic infidelity sabotage deception death rivalry transformation 1890s
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
6.5/10
Drama
France|Italy
2001
86 Minutes
Anais Reboux Roxane Mesquida Arsinée Khanjian Romain Goupil Laura Betti Albert Goldberg
sister obese person student italian beautiful girl love interest dark disheartening emotional profound france bedroom woods café pool family home sibling rivalry sexual awakening virginity family dysfunction
Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.
5.8/10
Drama, Romance
UK|South Africa
2014
96 Minutes
Katie McGrath Bok van Blerk Gil Bellows Brumilda Van Rensburg André Stolz Eduan van Jaarsveldt Craig Palm Mary Twala
british woman teacher actress farmer love interest romantic interest rival director single man single woman south african man afrikaans amusing charming engaging heartwarming hilarious inspiring lighthearted positive
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Raven-Symone Adrienne Bailon Kiely Williams Sabrina Bryan Belinda Lori Anne Alter Abel Folk Golan Yosef
teen girl pop star singer singer-songwriter friend creative engaging passionate positive spirited uplifting barcelona manhattan music competition music stage spain coffee shop fame stardom singing
Members (Raven, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams) of a teenage vocal group find adventure while participating in a music festival in Barcelona, Spain.
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
1947
110 Minutes
Louis Jouvet Bernard Blier Suzy Delair Pierre Larquey Simone Renant Jeanne Fusier-Gir Charles Dullin Robert Dalban Blavette Claudine Dupuis J. Daurand
singer pianist businessman inspector femme fatale dark cheeky engaging paris music hall murder musicians performance mystery love fall 1940s
Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in ... See full summary »
5.4/10
Drama
UK
2018
96 Minutes
Marcus Rutherford Sophie Kennedy Clark Sam Gittins T'Nia Miller James Atwell Wil Coban Taurean Steele Jasmine Jobson Joshua Blisset Daniel Akilimali Christine Taetz
love interest man boxer trainer friend police officer brash brutal raw emotional unrestrained apartment boxing ring london street party jealousy obsession riots boxing
As London slides towards a time of violent social unrest, on the estates of East London, a young man's life is torn apart by a love for a girl from a different place.
5.4/10
Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Billy Ray Cyrus Joel Smallbone Jennifer Taylor Kerry Knuppe Gregory Alan Williams Booboo Stewart Larry Gatlin Madelyn Deutch Fivel Stewart Jennifer Wayne
young man love interest father country singer amusing charming endearing moving mushy united states career life lessons love romance absence father/son relationship singing growing up love fall
"Like a Country Song" is a story about JAKE REESON, an up and coming country singer who has the whole world in his hands until his ego gets in the way. With nothing but partying and music ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Drama
Spain|Italy|France
1970
98 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Fernando Rey Franco Nero Jesus Fernandez Lola Gaos Vicente Soler
orphan nobleman artist guardian dark emotional household city toledo, spain may-december romance love exploitation illness amputation death love growing up fall revenge 1890s
Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.
8.5/10
Drama, Music
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Miles Teller J.K. Simmons Melissa Benoist Paul Reiser Austin Stowell Nate Lang Max Kasch Damon Gupton Chris Mulkey Suanne Spoke Charlie Ian
jazz musician drummer teacher friend family member band member confident emotional intense auditorium stage house car concert stage conservatory music drumming obsession life teaching
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
6.4/10
Musical, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Luka Kain Margot Bingham Regina Taylor Marquis Rodriguez Mj Rodriguez Indya Moore Alexia Garcia Kate Bornstein Jaylin Fletcher Stephen Conrad Moore Evander Duck Jr.
teen boy mother brother aunt drag queen transgender woman emotional profound tense powerful inspiring moving new york city high school apartment club stage homeless shelter transsexuality cross-dressing
A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Poland
2017
100 Minutes
Allison Tolman Julia Halperin Sophie Reid JoBeth Williams Luis Bordonada Larry Jack Dotson Angelo Dylen Tanner Beard Monique Straw
sister father singer husband mother boy brooding eerie dark creepy disturbing thrilling texas house yard lake cemetery bar long-lost relatives sister relationship
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
7.6/10
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga Sam Elliott Andrew Dice Clay Rafi Gavron Anthony Ramos Dave Chappelle Ron Rifkin Barry Shabaka Henley Michael D. Roberts Michael J. Harney
musician artist love interest couple band member emotional incredible inspiring tense passionate creative stage concert hall backstage recording studio house fame music stardom relationships
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Comedy, Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.
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