20 movies like Jesus Christ Superstar, ordered by similarity : Day of Triumph(1954), A Star Is Born(1954), Dreamgirls(2006), The Dirty Picture(2011), Crossover Dreams(1985), Aladdin(1992), The Lion King(1994), Crooner(1932), King of Kings(1961), The Last Temptation of Christ(1988), Tommy(1975), Gold Diggers of 1933(1933) ...
7.4/10
Musical
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Ted Neeley Carl Anderson Yvonne Elliman Barry Dennen Bob Bingham Larry T. Marshall Josh Mostel Kurt Yaghjian Philip Toubus
messiah judas iscariot mary magdalene pontius pilate king herod apostle emotional engaging israel jerusalem desert temple jesus christ christianity faith betrayal crucifixion sacrifice rise fall
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
6.5/10
Drama, History
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Lee J. Cobb Robert Wilson Joanne Dru Ralph Freud Tyler McVey Michael Connors Toni Gerry James Griffith Everett Glass Lowell Gilmore Anthony Warde
judas iscariot mary magdalene leader pontius pilate apostle zealot powerful rousing garden of gethsemane judea nazareth jesus christ politics religion crucifixion faith controversy transformation sacrifice fall
An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
7.6/10
Musical
USA
1954
176 Minutes
Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford Tommy Noonan Lucy Marlow Amanda Blake Irving Bacon Hazel Shermet James Brown Lotus Robb
actor actress emotional engaging touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging actors love ambition alcoholism love sacrifice transformation 1950s
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
6.5/10
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.
6.6/10
Musical, Drama
India
2011
Minutes
Vidya Balan Emraan Hashmi Imran Hasnee Tusshar Kapoor Anju Mahendru Naseeruddin Shah
young woman mother aspiring actress actor director producer emotional endearing disheartening gripping sad moving india city mumbai movie set movie premiere village chasing dreams career aspirations
The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Ruben Blades Shawn Elliot Tom Signorelli Elizabeth Peña Virgilio Marti Frank Robles Joel Diamond Amanda Barber
musician latino girlfriend record producer friend manager emotional spirited gritty spanish harlem new york city nightclub stage household recording studio fame ambition performance music industry betrayal
Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.
8.0/10
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
USA
1992
90 Minutes
thief magician genie princess king villain playful hilarious arabia palace cave dungeon poverty romance role reversal magic robbery adventure escape rise
A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
8.5/10
Musical, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1994
87 Minutes
Rob Minkoff Sally Dworsky
lion meerkat king prince uncle warthog heartwarming emotional serengeti africa friendship royalty murder justice quest sacrifice growing up prehistoric
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
5.9/10
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.
7.0/10
Other, Drama, History
USA
1961
160 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Siobhan McKenna Robert Ryan Hurd Hatfield Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam Rip Torn Carmen Sevilla
jesus virgin baptists judas iscariot pontius pilate ruler brutal emotional tense spirited jerusalem egypt desert prison small town stable spiritual journey god miracles betrayal
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
7.5/10
Drama
Canada|USA
1988
164 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey Paul Greco Verna Bloom Roberts Blossom Barry Miller Irvin Kershner
judas iscariot mary magdalene virgin mary young girl villager pontius pilate profound powerful judea street temple garden of gethsemane jesus christ faith sin revolution betrayal dreams temptation sacrifice
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Musical
1975
111 Minutes
Roger Daltrey Ann-Margret Oliver Reed Elton John Eric Clapton Keith Moon Jack Nicholson Robert Powell Paul Nicholas Tina Turner Barry Winch
deaf mute messiah mother stepfather doctor uncle offbeat outlandish wild england camp mansion religion pinball mother/son relationship abuse trauma psychosomatic illness transformation fall
The Who's rock opera follows a mute, deaf and blind, boy (Roger Daltrey) who becomes a pinball wizard.
7.7/10
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.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
France|Italy
1955
102 Minutes
Jean Gabin Françoise Arnoul María Félix Anna Amendola Jean-Roger Caussimon Dora Doll Giani Esposito Gaston Gabaroche Franco Pastorino
producer star laundress owner mistress lighthearted cheeky engaging paris café cabaret performance infidelity dance jealousy love triangle underdog discovery rivalry rise
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
7.4/10
Musical
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Irene Dunne Allan Jones Charles Winninger Helen Westley Paul Robeson Helen Morgan Donald Cook Sammy White Queenie Smith J. Farrell MacDonald Arthur Hohl
singer gambler actress actor father daughter spectacular emotional melodramatic river boat chicago nightclub theater mississippi show business interracial romance racism love marriage
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1973
103 Minutes
Victor Garber David Haskell Jerry Sroka Lynne Thigpen Katie Hanley Robin Lamont Gilmer McCormick Joanne Jonas Merrell Jackson Jeffrey Mylett
jesus singer dancer artist disciple campy unrestrained new york city junkyard street times square idealism song and dance christianity religion sacrifice love 1970s
An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew.
7.4/10
Musical
USA
1956
133 Minutes
Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner Rita Moreno Martin Benson Terry Saunders Rex Thompson Carlos Rivas Patrick Adiarte
governess king child slave wife son moving uplifting charming spectacular thailand royal court palace siam king mongkut anna leonowens slavery royal life culture clash sacrifice
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Bob Hope Shirley Ross Una Merkel Rufe Davis Bernard Nedell Frank Sully Bernadene Hayes Richard Denning Clarence Wilson Dudley Dickerson Harry Barris
promoter drummer business owner singer writer lighthearted engaging cheeky atlantic city, n.j. boardwalk dance hall nightclub show business partnership gambling song and dance romantic dilemma fall rise rivalry
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contract unless sales improve.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
107 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Gene Kelly Eve Arden Lee Bowman Phil Silvers Leslie Brooks Otto Kruger Jess Barker Anita Colby Curt Bois Edward Brophy
dancer club owner theatrical producer publisher girlfriend boyfriend charming endearing inspiring witty brooklyn, n.y. new york city nightclub fame success dance beauty loyalty love rise
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
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