20 movies like The Rocker, ordered by similarity : Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007), A Band Called Impaled Rektum(2018), 3 Idiots(2009), Leningrad Cowboys Go America(1989), Kat and the Band(2019), Badmaash Company(2010), Frank(2014), Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny(2006), A Private Function(1984), Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World(2005), Lonesome Jim(2005), Crooner(1932) ...
Comedy
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Rainn Wilson Christina Applegate Josh Gad Teddy Geiger Emma Stone Jeff Garlin Jane Lynch Jason Sudeikis Will Arnett Ed Helms Fred Armisen
drummer band member agent mother hysterical offbeat ohio indiana concert stage rock 'n' roll band overcoming the odds midlife crisis pride rise fall underdog 2000s
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.
Musical, Comedy
USA
2007
96 Minutes
John C. Reilly Jenna Fischer Raymond J. Barry Kristen Wiig Tim Meadows Harold Ramis Margo Martindale Chris Parnell Matt Besser John Michael Higgins Conner Rayburn
musician band member record producer wife singer ghost hilarious offbeat alabama california india prison stage rock 'n' roll fame drug addiction relationships breakdown underdog rise
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Comedy, Music
2018
92 Minutes
Johannes Holopainen Jukka Vidgren Max Ovaska Minka Kuustonen Ville Tiihonen Rune Temte Antti Heikkinen Chike Ohanwe Kai Lehtinen Martti Syrjä
singer band member promoter friend corpse drummer amusing confident passionate hysterical norway van music stage bar village heavy metal music band road trip success luck
A young man is trying to overcome his fears by leading an unknown heavy metal band to the hottest metal festival in Norway. The journey includes heavy metal, grave robbing, Viking heaven, and an armed conflict between Finland and Norway.
Comedy
India
2009
160 Minutes
Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor Madhavan Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Akhil Mishra Mona Singh Rajeev Ravindranathan Pitobash Tripathy Aakash Dabhade Rahul Kumar
young man classmate friend girlfriend mother father hilarious lighthearted hysterical emotional moving india college hospital house bungalow friendship brotherhood relationships education
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Comedy
Finland|Sweden
1989
78 Minutes
Matti Pellonpää Kari Väänänen Nicky Tesco Sakke Järvenpää Heikki Keskinen Pimme Korhonen Sakari Kuosmanen
musician record producer promoter agent fan dead person offbeat quirky hilarious siberia new york city mexico road russia music industry rock 'n' roll touring band culture clash aspirations
Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
Comedy, Music
UK
2019
92 Minutes
Ella Hunt Dougie Poynter Katherine Kelly Joanna David Gareth Hale Rufus Hound Jackson Bews Anna Devlin
fan band manager band member airy charming cheeky cool endearing heartwarming madcap lighthearted playful positive offbeat striking spirited england music hall lying manipulation
Seventeen year old, music obsessed school girl Kat Malone tricks her way into managing struggling band Dollar Days, pretending to be a band manager in her twenties.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
India
2010
144 Minutes
Shahid Kapoor Anushka Sharma Vir Das Meiyang Chang Pavan Malhotra Anupam Kher
young man young woman friend father mother hilarious lighthearted hysterical gripping india city house airport las vegas team teamwork cheating gambling underdog quest
Four youngsters grow rich together with a big idea in 90's middle-class Bombay. All is hunky dory till they are forced to shut shop until a plan comes up.
Drama, Comedy
2014
95 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Domhnall Gleeson Maggie Gyllenhaal Scoot McNairy Carla Azar François Civil
songwriter suicidal person musician mentally ill person dark amusing small town concert stage england ireland texas musicians band rise to fame suicide mask rise fall 21st century
An aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself way out of his element after he joins a pop group led by an enigmatic figure (Michael Fassbender) who wears a giant fake head.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
97 Minutes
Jack Black Kyle Gass JR Reed Tim Robbins Ben Stiller Colin Hanks David Krumholtz Jason Segel Meat Loaf Aday Amy Poehler
musician band member music lover satan mother friend hysterical outlandish hollywood, calif. bar museum car apartment dreams rock 'n' roll friendship music coming of age journey quest
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Comedy
USA
2005
99 Minutes
Albert Brooks Sheetal Sheth John Carroll Lynch Jon Tenney Homie Doroodian Amy Ryan Penny Marshall Victoria Burrows Juliet Touzene Sunny Raina Rima Laham
comedian muslim assistant agent government official woman hysterical offbeat playful pakistan stage new delhi office india comedy cultural differences travel search islam politics
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Casey Affleck Liv Tyler Mary Kay Place Seymour Cassel Kevin Corrigan Jack Rovello Mark Boone Junior Rachel Strouse Sarah Strouse Jake La Botz Doug Liechty Caskey
writer brother girlfriend single mother nurse loser bleak offbeat emotional amusing new york city indiana factory household ambition homecoming family self-discovery small-town life car crash
Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
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.
Musical, Comedy
UK|USA
2016
96 Minutes
Ricky Gervais Doc Brown Tom Basden Nina Sosanya Tom Bennett Andrew Brooke Kevin Bishop Roisin Conaty Diane Morgan Mandeep Dhillon
salesman aspiring musician band frontman cheeky amusing witty playful hysterical cheery tour bus office stage band alter ego comedy career change transformation rise 2010s
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British TV series The Office (2001), as he now fancies himself a rock star on the road.
Comedy, Music
USA
1984
82 Minutes
Rob Reiner Michael McKean Christopher Guest Harry Shearer R.J. Parnell David Kaff Tony Hendra Bruno Kirby June Chadwick Fran Drescher Joyce Hyser
musician music lover friend manager groupie witty recording studio concert stage airport music band touring singing party fame rise fall quest 1980s
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
108 Minutes
Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Jordan-Claire Green Veronica Afflerbach Miranda Cosgrove Robert L. Tsai Angelo Massagli Kevin Clark Maryam Hassan
guitarist music teacher prodigy principal student roommate charming cheery offbeat spirited amusing heartwarming school upstate new york apartment music competition classroom redemption elementary school rock 'n' roll
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Comedy, Drama
2008
75 Minutes
Gianni Di Gregorio Valeria De Franciscis Marina Cacciotti Maria Cali Grazia Cesarini Sforza Alfonso Santagata
middle-aged man mother elderly woman landlord doctor amusing lighthearted charming heartwarming rome condo kitchen midlife crisis debt caregiving aging mother/son relationship responsibility underdog sacrifice
In order to work off a debt, a man (Gianni Di Gregorio) takes care of four elderly women during an important Italian holiday.
Comedy
USA
2003
78 Minutes
Ricardo Barber Malik Yoba Ángel Salazar Gloria Irizarry Mike Benitez Paula J. Riley
superintendent candidate mother politician social worker amusing inspiring harlem, n.y. new york city apartment street political campaign mother/son relationship inner-city life underdog rivalry rise 2000s
Vote For Me! is a political comedy set in East Harlem: the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who runs for Congress and wins.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Catherine Keener Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Rebecca Hall Ann Morgan Guilbert Sarah Steele Lois Smith Thomas Ian Nicholas
husband wife teen girl young woman sister grandmother quirky hysterical melodramatic new york city apartment antique shop conflict of interest infidelity teen angst business husband/wife relationship guilt transformation wretched excess
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Kevin Corrigan Steve Parlavecchio Lee Holmes Matthew Hennessey Doug MacMillan Lisa Keller Steph Robinson
bassist guitarist songwriter drummer manager loan shark amusing endearing quirky playful north carolina van recording studio record store nightclub concert stage rock 'n' roll band touring recording sessions
Four young men hardly know each other, but here they are in the most volatile and tenuous of unions: a band. They find themselves hurtling through an exhilarating adventure on a collision course with self discovery, or self destruction.