20 movies like Glitter, ordered by similarity : Madeline's Madeline(2018), Ladies of Leisure(1930), Sparkle(2012), La môme(2007), Insiang(1976), Two Friends(1986), Beaches(1988), My Foolish Heart(1949), Shopworn(1932), Saturday Church(2017), High Tide(1987), Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart(1985) ...
Drama
USA
2001
104 Minutes
Mariah Carey Max Beesley Da Brat Tia Texada Valarie Pettiford Ann Magnuson Terrence Howard Dorian Harewood Grant Nickalls Eric Benet Padma Lakshmi
aspiring singer mother record producer dj drug addict friend positive melodramatic mushy new york city nightclub recording studio restaurant dance studio stage stardom aspirations mother/daughter relationship singing romance
A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.
Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Helena Howard Molly Parker Miranda July Okwui Okpokwasili Felipe Bonilla Lisa Tharps Sunita Mani Curtiss Cook Reynaldo Piniella Myra Lucretia Taylor
actor actress director mother friend creative confident tense incredible new york city stage theater car park studio acting life story mother/daughter relationship theater life imitating art
A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
98 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ralph Graves Marie Prevost Lowell Sherman Nance O'Neil George Fawcett
artist prostitute friend father mother roommate melodramatic cheeky mushy new york city apartment studio staircase ship class conflict romance family art attempted suicide wealth
An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows.
Musical, Drama
USA
2012
112 Minutes
Jordin Sparks Whitney Houston Derek Luke Mike Epps Carmen Ejogo Tika Sumpter Omari Hardwick CeeLo Green Curtis Armstrong Terrence Jenkins Tamela Mann
mother daughter sister singer manager spirited melodramatic detroit household stage sister relationship music business mother/daughter relationship ambition romance rise sacrifice 1960s
In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Biography, Drama
France|UK|Czech Republic
2007
140 Minutes
Marion Cotillard Clotilde Courau Jean-Paul Rouve Sylvie Testud Pascal Greggory Jean-Pierre Martins Emmanuelle Seigner Gérard Depardieu Catherine Allégret Caroline Sihol Alban Casterman
friend singer musician grandmother club owner boxer engaging melodramatic incredible spectacular brothel normandy, france street hollywood, calif. city nightclub music edith piaf troubled childhood friendship
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Drama
1976
93 Minutes
Hilda Koronel Ruel Vernal Rez Cortez Carpi Asturias Mona Lisa Marlon Ramirez Nina Lorenzo Mely Mallari
young woman mother daughter boyfriend love interest uncle engaging emotional melodramatic suspenseful bleak intense manila manila, philippines relationships attraction mother/daughter relationship jealousy fighting tragedy
After a teenager is raped by her mother's boyfriend, she sets out to exact revenge on anyone who has hurt her.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
Drama
USA
1988
123 Minutes
Bette Midler Barbara Hershey John Heard Spalding Gray Lainie Kazan James Read Grace Johnston Mayim Bialik Marcie Leeds
young girl lawyer singer husband mother daughter heartwarming melodramatic mushy touching atlantic city, n.j. los angeles new york city san francisco household friendship family ambition loyalty show business
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Drama
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Dana Andrews Susan Hayward Kent Smith Lois Wheeler Jessie Royce Landis Robert Keith Gigi Perreau Karin Booth Todd Karns Philip Pine Martha Mears
old friend wife alcoholic daughter old flame mother bleak melodramatic brooding new york city party house connecticut first love divorce world war ii loveless marriage mother/daughter relationship friendship sacrifice
After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.
Drama
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey ZaSu Pitts Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick Oscar Apfel Albert Conti John Elliott Tom London
waitress wealthy man mother uncle aunt judge melodramatic mushy tender touching college town diner labor camp nightclub city unlikely romance false accusations class distinctions mother/son relationship broken engagement
A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.
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.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Laureen Chew Kim Chew Victor Wong Ida Chung Cora Miao John Nishio Amy Hill Keith Choy Joan Chen George Wu
mother daughter boyfriend fortuneteller love interest tender amusing san francisco chinatown house mother/daughter relationship romance maturing immigration tradition love sacrifice growing up 1980s
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
104 Minutes
Keira Knightley Mark Ruffalo Hailee Steinfeld Adam Levine Catherine Keener James Corden CeeLo Green Yasiin Bey Maddie Corman
woman boyfriend executive singer-songwriter friend groupie charming cool creative new york city apartment recording studio concert stage club central park fame friendship music passion travel
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Biography, Drama
USA
2009
122 Minutes
Angela Bassett Derek Luke Jamal Woolard Anthony Mackie Antonique Smith Naturi Naughton Kevin Phillips Dennis L.A. White Marc John Jefferies Julia Pace Mitchell Aunjanue Ellis
rapper mother friend producer tense touching los angeles jail street studio las vegas hip-hop gangs prison career murder christopher "biggie smalls" wallace rise fall rivalry
The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2014
138 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd Viola Davis Lennie James Fred Melamed Craig Robinson Jill Scott Octavia Spencer Josh Hopkins Brandon Smith
james brown singer entertainer musician audience mother brash confident creative jail house stage recording studio car hotel music singing entertainment abandonment prison
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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, 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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Walter Connolly Jean Parker Nat Pendleton Barry Norton Halliwell Hobbes Hobart Bosworth
fruit seller mother daughter fiancé gangster father amusing intricate new york city mother/daughter relationship deception class distinctions social standing family gangsters underdog transformation 1930s
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
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.