20 movies like Harmony Lane, ordered by similarity : Beautiful Boy(2018), I Can Only Imagine(2018), Having You(2013), Capturing the Friedmans(2003), James Dean(2001), Man of a Thousand Faces(1957), Fear Strikes Out(1957), Walk the Line(2005), Boy Erased(2018), Isadora(1968), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story(1993), A Tale of Love and Darkness(2015) ...
Biography
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Douglass Montgomery Evelyn Venable William Frawley Adrienne Ames Joseph Cawthorn David Torrence Gilbert Emery Lloyd Hughes Al Herman Cora Sue Collins
composer fiancée wife minstrel father music teacher spirited melodramatic kentucky plantation family home saloon church new york city stephen foster songwriting marital problems father/son relationship alcoholism financial troubles
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
112 Minutes
Steve Carell Timothée Chalamet Maura Tierney Amy Ryan Timothy Hutton Kaitlyn Dever Andre Royo LisaGay Hamilton
father son ex-wife drug addict doctor addict emotional intense melancholy raw tender powerful united states new york city los angeles school home addiction father/son relationship love
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2003
107 Minutes
David Friedman Jesse Friedman
father son brother mother victim police officer creepy emotional family home great neck, n.y. suburbia prison child molestation family wretched excess fall mystery 2000s
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
Biography
2001
96 Minutes
James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Enrico Colantoni Edward Herrmann Joanne Linville John Pleshette Barry Primus David Proval Sam Gould Amy Rydell
actor father girlfriend aunt mother elia kazan sad emotional indiana los angeles farm james dean father/son relationship romance fame acting hollywood love rise fall
Problems early in life fuel the actor's (James Franco) rapid ascent to legend status in spite of the brevity of his career.
Biography
USA
1957
122 Minutes
James Cagney Dorothy Malone Jane Greer Marjorie Rambeau Jim Backus Robert Evans Celia Lovsky Jeanne Cagney Jack Albertson Roger Smith Robert Lyden
actor wife son movie star father mother emotional powerful stage hollywood, calif. family home backstage san francisco show business marriage child custody mental illness lon chaney love transformation
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
Biography
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Karl Malden Norma Moore Adam Williams Perry Wilson Peter Votrian Dennis McMullen Gail Land Brian G. Hutton Bart Burns
father son baseball player reporter psychiatrist doctor tense disturbing emotional engaging dark connecticut baseball field boston father/son relationship emotional abuse baseball mental illness obsession pursuit
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2005
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon Ginnifer Goodwin Robert Patrick Dallas Roberts Dan John Miller Larry Bagby III Shelby Lynne Tyler Hilton Waylon Payne Shooter Jennings
musician elvis presley wife mother father jerry lee lewis gripping emotional memphis, tenn. household farm concert stage hotel prison johnny cash country music drug addiction infidelity performance family
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Biography
UK|France
1968
153 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser Bessie Love Cynthia Harris Vladimir Leskovar Tony Vogel
dancer heir lover poet son daughter emotional spirited sultry london england stage france nice, france modern dance performance fame romance rebellion isadora duncan
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Biography, Drama
USA
1993
121 Minutes
Jason Scott Lee Lauren Holly Robert Wagner Michael Learned Nancy Kwan Kay Tong Lim Sterling Macer Ric Young Sven-Ole Thorsen
wife father bruce lee martial artist fascinating heartwarming spirited hong kong seattle television fame family acting love growing up quest rise 1950s
A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
Biography, Drama, History
Israel|USA
2015
98 Minutes
Natalie Portman Gilad Kahana Amir Tessler Ohad Knoller Makram J. Khoury Neta Riskin Alexander Peleg Rotem Keinan Tomer Kapon Vladimir Friedman Henry David
child mother father writer son friend tender sultry striking somber moving brooding jerusalem israel palestine family home city community depression childhood
The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.
Biography
USA
1949
96 Minutes
entertainer wife agent producer nurse cheery melodramatic spirited household nightclub racetrack alaska hospital california al jolson show business marriage father/son relationship mother/daughter relationship obsession
In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1956
123 Minutes
Tyrone Power Kim Novak Victoria Shaw James Whitmore Rex Thompson Mickey Maga Shepperd Strudwick Frieda Inescort
socialite conductor band member band leader estranged son wife melodramatic tense unrestrained new york city casino eddy duchin music tragic death father/son relationship world war ii fame adventure rise transformation
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2016
112 Minutes
Peter Mullan Jack Lowden Ophelia Lovibond Sam Neill Max Deacon Peter Ferdinando Seylan Baxter Paul Reid
father son golfer country boy parent lover moving inspiring touching scotland england united kingdom countryside golf course golf sports love parent/child relationship growing up wealth
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
Biography
USA
1983
122 Minutes
Mary Steenburgen Rip Torn Alfre Woodard Peter Coyote Dana Hill Joanna Miles Iake Eissinmann Cary Guffey Toni Hudson Jay O. Sanders John Hammond
writer husband love interest father daughter maid calm engaging moving florida backwoods small town writing small-town life friendship father/daughter relationship animals rise transformation love
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Biography
1951
110 Minutes
Doris Day Danny Thomas Frank Lovejoy Patrice Wymore James Gleason Julie Oshins
lyricist songwriter wife producer composer star creative amusing moving chicago office household new york city theater hollywood, calif. gus kahn songwriting show business marriage family
Songwriter Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) and his wife (Doris Day) have problems as he pens hit tunes like "It Had to Be You."
Drama, Biography
USA
2009
128 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw Quinton Aaron Jae Head Lily Collins Ray McKinnon Kim Dickens Adriane Lenox Kathy Bates Catherine Dyer Andy Stahl
student mother father son daughter coach inspiring uplifting endearing memphis, tenn. football field race relations social standing acceptance poverty football family sports discovery rise
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Biography
USA
1954
132 Minutes
Jose Ferrer Merle Oberon Helen Traubel Doe Avedon Walter Pidgeon Paul Henreid Tamara Toumanova Paul Stewart Isobel Elsom David Burns Jim Backus
composer wife singer musician melodramatic charming theater new york city music romance success love rise 1920s
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
Biography
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Allan Jones Mary Martin Walter Connolly Lee Bowman Susanna Foster Judith Barrett Jerome Cowan John Garrick Pierre Watkin Richard Tucker Hal K. Dawson
husband singer composer doctor opera singer wife emotional melodramatic small town new york city switzerland opera house stage show business troubled marriage fame doomed romance mentorship victor herbert love
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.