20 movies like Dreamgirls, ordered by similarity : Rocketman(2019), Crossover Dreams(1985), The Thing Called Love(1993), Wheeler(2017), La môme(2007), Mo' Better Blues(1990), The Cheetah Girls 2(2006), Judy(2019), Kai Po Che!(2013), Hera Pheri(1975), Shine On, Harvest Moon(1944), Nashville(1975) ...
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, 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
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.
Drama, Romance, Music
USA
1993
116 Minutes
River Phoenix Samantha Mathis Dermot Mulroney Sandra Bullock K.T. Oslin Anthony Clark Webb Wilder Earl Poole Ball
musician waitress singer-songwriter love interest friend owner amusing emotional spirited passionate nashville, tenn. new york city bar aspirations love triangle country music marriage fame friendship love
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
Drama, Music
USA
2017
100 Minutes
aspiring musician texan friend musician townsperson cowboy charming confident emotional engaging inspiring positive texas nashville, tenn. town stage music stage aspirations country music big break
An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.
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
USA
1990
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Joie Lee Cynda Williams Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Bill Nunn Richard Williams John Turturro Ruben Blades
saxophonist trumpeter manager teacher singer friend cool brooding emotional nightclub new york city backstage street jazz club jazz power struggle love triangle debt friendship music industry
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Raven-Symone Adrienne Bailon Kiely Williams Sabrina Bryan Belinda Lori Anne Alter Abel Folk Golan Yosef
teen girl pop star singer singer-songwriter friend creative engaging passionate positive spirited uplifting barcelona manhattan music competition music stage spain coffee shop fame stardom singing
Members (Raven, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams) of a teenage vocal group find adventure while participating in a music festival in Barcelona, Spain.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|USA
2019
118 Minutes
Renée Zellweger Jessie Buckley Finn Wittrock Rufus Sewell Gemma-Leah Devereux Michael Gambon Bella Ramsey Andy Nyman Gaia Weiss Philippe Spall Fenella Woolgar
actress singer friend fan musician husband confident emotional dreamy moving film set hotel stage nightclub stardom fame dealing with fame rise love growing up
Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
Drama
India
2013
126 Minutes
young man friend childhood friend neighbor girlfriend sister emotional gripping engaging heartwarming intense powerful india city house cricket match violence friendship chasing dreams community
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Musical
USA
1944
111 Minutes
singer songwriter manager magician friend rival engaging melodramatic positive cabaret theater stage new york city music hall show business vaudeville marriage jealousy singing songwriting
Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
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.
Drama
USA
2001
87 Minutes
Brad Beyer Morena Baccarin Forbes March Jordan Gelber Michael Parducci
friend playwright actress filmmaker musician writer amusing emotional new york city apartment failure friendship betrayal acting writing music fall love underdog 2000s
Way Off Broadway is the story of five friends who, frustrated by the abrupt juxtaposition of being successful artists on the university level to poor struggling artists in New York City, ... See full summary »
Musical, Drama
2015
152 Minutes
Prabhu Deva Varun Dhawan Shraddha Kapoor Sushant Pujari Tisca Chopra Lauren Gottlieb Allu Arjun Raghav Juyal Dharmesh Yelande Salman Yusuff Khan
young man young woman friend dancer mentor confident fascinating intense passionate powerful moving india mumbai, india house street stage friendship dance dancing competition fighting
Childhood friends Suresh and Vinnie want to become successful dancers. To fulfill their dreams, they form a dance group with their friends and compete in a hip-hop contest in Las Vegas.
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga Sam Elliott Andrew Dice Clay Rafi Gavron Anthony Ramos Dave Chappelle Ron Rifkin Barry Shabaka Henley Michael D. Roberts Michael J. Harney
musician artist love interest couple band member emotional incredible inspiring tense passionate creative stage concert hall backstage recording studio house fame music stardom relationships
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Biography, Musical, Drama
USA
2014
132 Minutes
John Lloyd Young Erich Bergen Michael Lomenda Vincent Piazza Christopher Walken Mike Doyle Renée Marino Erica Piccininni Joey Russo Donnie Kehr Kathrine Narducci
young man singer manager music executive girlfriend wife charming confident cool new jersey street recording studio stage house office music friendship relationships feud business
The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
Drama
India|UK|USA
2015
116 Minutes
Radhika Apte Sayani Gupta Adil Hussain Surveen Chawla Tannishtha Chatterjee Sumeet Vyas Mahesh Balraj Chandan Anand Riddhi Sen Lehar Khan Tanya Sachdeva
young woman indian father mother friend man intense emotional melodramatic inspiring disturbing heartwarming india big city family traditions religious traditions women's rights confrontation friendship love
In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Charlene deGuzman John Hawkes Melissa Leo Paul James Ellen Geer Jake McDorman Josh Fadem Josh Ruben
ex-boyfriend sex addict musician recluse friend sponsor heartwarming hilarious emotional tense house garage party car group therapy sex addiction love friendship lifestyle changes music
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
singer rock star guitarist music producer woman musician emotional melodramatic intense inspiring touching creative music stage united states tour bus music hall music rock 'n' roll career women in hollywood
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.