20 movies like They Shall Have Music, ordered by similarity : Fame(1980), Saturday Church(2017), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018), August Rush(2007), Gold Diggers of 1933(1933), Everybody Sing(1938), Night and Day(1946), Rocketman(2019), Dreamgirls(2006), Poor Little Rich Girl(1936), Pink Floyd - The Wall(1982), Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1969) ...
Musical
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Joel McCrea Andrea Leeds Walter Brennan Gene Reynolds Terry Kilburn Tommy Kelly Chuck Stubbs Walter Tetley Arthur Hohl Marjorie Main Porter Hall
poor boy classmate teacher violinist schoolmaster touching inspiring engaging music conservatory new york city basement classroom classical music talent bankruptcy music education friendship poverty discovery underdog
A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.
Musical
USA
1980
134 Minutes
Irene Cara Eddie Barth Lee Curreri Laura Dean Paul McCrane Barry Miller Gene Anthony Ray Maureen Teefy Antonia Franceschi Anne Meara Albert Hague
dancer singer actor parent teacher student uplifting inspiring emotional spirited creative new york city school street stage studio graduation abortion music failure
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
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.
Musical, Comedy
UK|USA|Japan
2018
114 Minutes
Amanda Seyfried Lily James Pierce Brosnan Colin Firth Stellan Skarsgård Meryl Streep Cher Andy Garcia Alexa Davies Jessica Keenan Wynn Josh Dylan
young woman college graduate friend boyfriend pregnant woman husband amusing charming confident heartwarming playful positive greece island university bar party tokyo pregnancy family history
Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical
USA|South Korea
2007
113 Minutes
Freddie Highmore Keri Russell Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Terrence Howard Robin Williams William Sadler Leon Thomas III Jamia Simone Nash
orphan homeless person boy cellist mother father touching emotional new york city orphanage abandoned theater street chicago central park search music schemes paternity reunion unlikely friendship
An orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift to try to find his birth parents.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Allan Jones Judy Garland Fanny Brice Reginald Owen Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Lynne Carver
young girl sister father singer maid cook hilarious frenetic heartwarming all-girls school classroom family home stage theater ocean liner music show business family ambition friendship
Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a Jazzy style in her music ... See full summary »
Musical, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Cary Grant Alexis Smith Ginny Simms Jane Wyman Eve Arden Victor Francen Alan Hale Dorothy Malone
composer nurse friend singer grandfather mother touching inspiring new haven, conn. yale indiana new york city theater hospital aspirations music world war i love cole porter show business
A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Musical, Biography, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA|Canada
2019
121 Minutes
Taron Egerton Jamie Bell Richard Madden Gemma Jones Bryce Dallas Howard Steven Mackintosh Stephen Graham Tate Donovan Charlie Rowe Matthew Illesley Kit Connor
musician singer-songwriter superstar band manager friend wild creative tense inspiring stage backstage england house stardom fame wealth music relationships rise adventure
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Musical, Drama
USA
2006
131 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Beyoncé Knowles Eddie Murphy Jennifer Hudson Anika Noni Rose Keith Robinson Hinton Battle Sharon Leal Danny Glover John Lithgow Dawnn Lewis
singer manager love interest friend doctor reporter emotional melodramatic new york city stage theater cemetery las vegas fame friendship betrayal divorce music christmas rise
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Musical, Drama
UK
1982
99 Minutes
Bob Geldof Christine Hargreaves James Laurenson Eleanor David Kevin McKeon Bob Hoskins David Bingham Jenny Wright Alex McAvoy Ellis Dale James Hazeldine
musician mother father wife manager teacher dreamy dark outlandish los angeles hotel household school childhood mother/son relationship depression fame drugs music discovery
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Musical
USA
1969
151 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Petula Clark Michael Redgrave George Baker Sian Phillips Michael Bryant Jack Hedley Alison Leggatt Clinton Greyn Michael Culver Elspeth Gray
teacher singer headmaster student husband wife tender inspiring england cruise ship school pompeii, italy classroom education marriage romance ambition world war ii class distinctions love
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
Musical, Comedy
1962
73 Minutes
Helen Shapiro Craig Douglas Felix Felton Arthur Mullard
teenager older man older woman townspeople jazz musician amusing hilarious lighthearted small town music stage festival england united kingdom jazz music generation gap british culture small town discovery growing up
Two teens (Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas) organize a jazz festival despite objections from the mayor (Felix Felton).
Musical, Romance
France
1967
125 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Françoise Dorléac Gene Kelly George Chakiris Grover Dale Jacques Perrin Danielle Darrieux Geneviève Thenier Pamela Hart Leslie North
songwriter sister mother carnival worker artist pianist uplifting touching charming dreamy rochefort, france seaside café romance small-town life aspirations chance meeting music growing up quest
Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
94 Minutes
Lucille Ball William Gaxton Virginia Weidler Tommy Dix Nancy Walker Gloria DeHaven Kenny Bowers June Allyson Jack Jordan Beverly Tyler Chill Wills
lucille ball cadet girlfriend agent amusing madcap lighthearted military academy school dance fame school social event music song and dance growing up discovery 1940s
Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman Olesya Rulin Chris Warren Jr. Ryne Sanborn Kaycee Stroh Bart Johnson
high-school student baseball player spoiled girl teen boy teen girl teacher playful lighthearted winsome high school gym classroom roof party albuquerque, n.m. graduation future college admission high school music
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
2009
137 Minutes
Irrfan Khan Lara Dutta Shah Rukh Khan Om Puri Rajpal Yadav Asrani Manoj Joshi Kareena Kapoor Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone Rasika Joshi
barber wife child movie star businessman friend emotional spirited india barbershop school village house unlikely friendship fame poverty family village life deception discovery
In an Indian village, a struggling barber sees his luck begin to turn when residents learn that a famous actor he once knew is coming to town.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
David Manners Ann Dvorak Ken Murray J. Carrol Naish Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Allen Vincent Edward Nugent William Janney
musician singer girlfriend publicist band member star engaging melodramatic confident house concert hall office stage rise to stardom music fame romance arrogance show business discovery
Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
93 Minutes
Vera Zorina Eddie Albert Alan Hale Leonid Kinskey Frank McHugh James Gleason Gloria Dickson Queenie Smith Erik Rhodes Berton Churchill
composer ballerina director partner patroness hit man amusing lighthearted new york city university hotel bar theater music ballet vaudeville jealousy assassination quest rise
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.