20 movies like American Hot Wax, ordered by similarity : Trolls World Tour(2020), Loving You(1957), The Five Pennies(1959), Stars and Stripes Forever(1952), The Big Broadcast(1932), Swing High, Swing Low(1937), Crooner(1932), Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend(2011), Purple Rain(1984), Ring-A-Ding Rhythm(1962), Crossover Dreams(1985), West Side Story(1961) ...
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1978
91 Minutes
Tim McIntire Fran Drescher Jay Leno Laraine Newman Jeff Altman Moosie Drier John Lehne Kenny Vane Kenny Vance
dj radio host secretary engineer musician rock star rousing gritty confident new york city brooklyn, n.y. racism music censorship radio rebellion rivalry fall sacrifice 1950s
The story of Alan Freed, the pioneering disc jockey who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.
6.1/10
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation, Musical
USA
2020
91 Minutes
troll tribal leader queen king charming confident cool cheeky music stage forest village dance club country music music classical music pop music rock music quest rivalry pursuit
When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Elvis Presley Lizabeth Scott Wendell Corey Dolores Hart James Gleason Paul Smith Ken Becker Jana Lund Ralph Dumke The Jordanaires Yvonne Lime
press agent media expert rock star aspiring musician elvis presley woman engaging charming creative playful lighthearted heartwarming united states small town music stage music ambition unexpected success success romance
A musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.
7.2/10
Musical
USA
1959
117 Minutes
Danny Kaye Barbara Bel Geddes Bob Crosby Harry Guardino Susan Gordon Tuesday Weld Valerie Allen Ray Anthony Shelly Manne Bobby Troup Ray Daly
jazz musician wife louis armstrong daughter coworker bandleader spirited touching cool tender new york city san francisco los angeles jazz club family home red nichols jazz musicians polio father/daughter relationship
Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Musical, Biography
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Clifton Webb Debra Paget Robert Wagner Ruth Hussey Finlay Currie Benay Venuta Roy Roberts Thomas B. Henry Lester Matthews Maudie Prickett Erno Verebes
composer musician wife girlfriend audience member rousing inspiring washington, d.c. atlanta chicago brooklyn, n.y. stage music patriotism john philip sousa marine life sacrifice transformation 1890s
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby George Burns Gracie Allen Leila Hyams Sharon Lynne
star millionaire secretary love interest singer tycoon amusing mushy radio station united states stage relationships music love radio financial troubles performance love quest 1930s
A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray Charles Butterworth Jean Dixon Dorothy Lamour Harvey Stephens Cecil Cunningham Charles Arnt Franklin Pangborn Anthony Quinn Charles Judels
singer jazz musician roommate old flame agent hypochondriac gripping brooding panama court apartment club new york city radio station musicians poverty marriage jealousy infidelity depression
A singer stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by work and the arrival of an old flame.
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.
8.2/10
Musical, Romance, Documentary, Biography
UK|Jamaica
2011
90 Minutes
Gian Godoy
bob marley musician jamaican rastafarian engaging fascinating kingston, jamaica music reggae culture revolution musicians rise 1970s
Based on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, NAACP IMAGE AWARD winner Esther Anderson takes us on a journey to Jamaica and into 56 HOPE ROAD, Kingston, ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Prince Apollonia Kotero Morris Day Jerome Benton Clarence Williams III Olga Karlatos Billy Sparks Jill Jones
musician singer rival father mother brooding sultry minneapolis nightclub household family dysfunction abuse music stardom love triangle quest rivalry love rise 1980s
A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
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).
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.
7.5/10
Musical
USA
1961
151 Minutes
Natalie Wood Richard Beymer Russ Tamblyn George Chakiris Rita Moreno Simon Oakland Ned Glass William Bramley Tucker Smith
gang member rival love interest police officer melodramatic emotional sad new york city street romance gangs showdown jealousy racism dance forbidden love rivalry 1950s
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Dick Foran Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis Ronald Reagan Emma Dunn Granville Bates James Stephenson Hobart Cavanaugh
singer musician beautiful woman boyfriend agent lighthearted spirited amusing cheery dude ranch wyoming train new york city rodeo struggling musicians deception assumed identity city vs. country show business country music
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
5.7/10
Musical
USA
1966
87 Minutes
Elvis Presley Donna Douglas Harry Morgan Sue Ane Langdon Nancy Kovack Audrey Christie Robert Strauss Anthony Eisley Jerome Cowan
performer girlfriend casino owner musician lover rival amusing madcap spirited riverboat mississippi river new orleans casino jealousy gambling performance mistaken identity luck music love
A riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky red head, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused.
6.0/10
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2009
82 Minutes
Jason Palmer Desiree Garcia Sandha Khin Frank Garvin Alma Prelec Andre Hayward
trumpeter graduate student musician girlfriend dancer creative offbeat charming moving new york city boston subway park bench romance cheating romantic dilemma breakup music love
After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
5.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Bob Haymes Lynn Merrick Thurston Hall Mary Treen Walter Soderling Arthur Loft
veteran singer manager radio host friend swindler playful charming nightclub radio station law office mansion dance floor house singing radio impersonation schemes drunkenness inheritance
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
7.7/10
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher Paul Land Joe Pantoliano Maureen McCormick John Aprea Richard Bright Olympia Dukakis
songwriter singer teen idol girlfriend spectacular melodramatic sultry pennsylvania stage apartment backstage street nightclub music pop culture fame rags to riches music industry rise rivalry
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
6.8/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Doris Day Frank Sinatra Gig Young Ethel Barrymore Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Elisabeth Fraser Alan Hale Jr.
musician mother father daughter friend heartwarming spirited small town family home marriage music depression suicide siblings love discovery 1950s
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
6.4/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
104 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Joan Caulfield Billy De Wolfe Olga San Juan Mikhail Rasumny Frank Faylen Victoria Horne Karolyn Grimes
singer dancer showgirl fan radio host amusing lighthearted playful dance hall nightclub radio station hospital singing dance jealousy love ambition rivalry temptation sacrifice
An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.
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