20 movies like The Saddest Music in the World, ordered by similarity : Funny Story(2018), Bandslam(2009), The Story of Luke(2012), Brassed Off(1996), Husband Material(2018), Two Is a Family(2016), The Big Broadcast(1932), Brahmachari(1968), Having You(2013), Dean(2016), The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985), Cloud 9(2008) ...
Musical, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|Germany
2003
99 Minutes
Mark McKinney Isabella Rossellini Maria de Medeiros David Fox Ross McMillan Brent Neale Erik Berg Darcy Fehr Claude Dorge
baroness composer producer cellist father amputee quirky amusing emotional winnipeg, canada hall factory competition musicians grief performance search great depression love quest
A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Aly Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Gaelan Connell Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter Charlie Saxton Tim Jo Ryan Donowho
singer-songwriter manager ex-boyfriend guitarist rock star newcomer lighthearted endearing tender amusing heartwarming charming stage competition hall garage library house school music young love
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1996
109 Minutes
Pete Postlethwaite Tara Fitzgerald Ewan McGregor Jim Carter Philip Jackson Peter Martin Stephen Tompkinson Sue Johnston Mary Healey Lill Roughley Melanie Hill
miner musician conductor government official amusing emotional raw tender grimley, england coal mine village london music business competition love investigation quest underdog love
The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
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 »
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
1968
157 Minutes
Shammi Kapoor Rajshree Pran Mumtaz Dhumal Madhavi Mohan Choti Asit Sen Krishan Dhawan Ratnamala Mridula
orphan landlord neighbor poor woman emotional endearing amusing moving india house bungalow apartment building love betrayal orphans love triangle pact love quest pursuit
Of unknown parentage, as he was abandoned as a child, calling himself Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor) lives in a heavily mortgaged house, with twelve other young orphans, and a servant/former ... See full summary »
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.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
82 Minutes
Mia Farrow Jeff Daniels Danny Aiello Dianne Wiest Van Johnson Zoe Caldwell John Wood Milo O'Shea Deborah Rush Irving Metzman John Rothman
waitress husband producer actor archaeologist countess quirky amusing touching new jersey theater apartment street hollywood, calif. airplane loneliness marriage magic great depression poverty
In New Jersey in 1935, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
2003
99 Minutes
Rémy Girard Stéphane Rousseau Marie-Josée Croze Marina Hands Dorothée Berryman Johanne-Marie Tremblay Dominique Michel Louise Portal Yves Jacques Pierre Curzi Sophie Lorain
father professor son friend love interest emotional profound amusing montreal canada vermont death terminal illness health care father/son relationship philosophy sex discovery love 2000s
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Drama
India
2010
130 Minutes
Shahid Kapoor Genelia D'Souza Vikas Bhalla Mohnish Bahl Satish Shah Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
actor choreographer dancer love interest director father amusing lighthearted spirited mumbai, india film set school delhi performance dreams disillusionment homelessness bollywood struggle discovery
New love convinces a struggling actor and dancer to enter a talent competition that could make him a superstar.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
94 Minutes
James Booth Barbara Windsor Roy Kinnear Avis Bunnage Brian Murphy George Sewell Barbara Ferris Griffith Davies Murray Melvin Arthur Mullard Peggy Ann Clifford
seaman wife bus driver baby emotional melodramatic intense touching sad sea boat home returning home new love fatherhood doubt past loves adventure love forbidden love
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Drama, Musical, Comedy
USA
2011
113 Minutes
Kenny Wormald Julianne Hough Dennis Quaid Andie MacDowell Miles Teller Patrick John Flueger Ziah Colon Ray McKinnon
teen boy reverend clergyman father teen girl uplifting amusing melodramatic small town american south family home high school city hall prom culture shock dancing teenage rebellion young love growing up love
City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion