Movies like Whiplash

20 movies like Whiplash, ordered by similarity : I Can Only Imagine(2018), Wheeler(2017), A Star Is Born(2018), Unlovable(2018), Becks(2017), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), McFarland, USA(2015), Bohemian Rhapsody(2018), Almost Famous(2000), Born to Be Blue(2015), Patti Cake$(2017), Miles Ahead(2016) ...

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Whiplash

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

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I Can Only Imagine

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

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Wheeler

An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.

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A Star Is Born

A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Unlovable

A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.

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Becks

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.

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Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits

The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.

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McFarland, USA

Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).

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Almost Famous

A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

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Born to Be Blue

A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.

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Patti Cake$

PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.

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Miles Ahead

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

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Rocketman

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

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Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two

Concert film centering on the rock band Pearl Jam's August 2016 shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

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Nowhere Boy

A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.

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Hearts Beat Loud

A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.

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Nico, 1988

The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.

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Bad Reputation

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.

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Walk the Line

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.

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