20 movies like Wild Rose, ordered by similarity : I Saw the Light(2015), High Tide(1987), Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself(2009), Urban Hymn(2015), Never Let Go(2015), Blinded by the Light(2019), The Commitments(1991), Almost Famous(2000), Pup Star: Better 2Gether(2017), Little Lord Fauntleroy(1936), Look at Me(2004), Tully(2018) ...
Comedy, Drama, Music
UK|USA|Canada
2018
101 Minutes
Jessie Buckley Julie Walters Sophie Okonedo James Harkness Neill MacColl Aly Bain Phil Cunningham Jamie Sives
singer mother country singer child uplifting gripping glasgow, scotland dream job country music rise underdog 2010s
A troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
123 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Elizabeth Olsen Bradley Whitford David Krumholtz Cherry Jones Maddie Hasson Wes Langlois Wrenn Schmidt
singer country singer singer-songwriter womanizer american musician guitarist love interest wife child boy george girl hank williams jr. disheartening emotional engaging gripping sad united states alabama
The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
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
2009
113 Minutes
Tyler Perry Taraji P. Henson Adam Rodriguez Brian J. White Hope Olaide Wilson Kwesi Boakye Frederick Siglar Gladys Knight Mary J. Blige Marvin Winans
singer child elderly woman pastor immigrant bartender somber heartwarming nightclub family home neighborhood adoption mother/child relationship abusive relationship rape true love underdog transformation 2000s
When Madea (Tyler Perry) catches three siblings looting her home, she delivers the youths to their boozy aunt (Taraji P. Henson), who is sorely in need of an attitude adjustment.
Drama, Music
2015
114 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Steven Mackintosh Ian Hart Shaun Parkes Letitia Wright Caroline O'Neill Matthew Steer Jack McMullen
troubled youth teen girl singer social worker best friend amusing emotional moving uplifting inspiring london england united kingdom troubled youth troubled childhood singing escape loyalty friendship coming of age
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Morocco|Spain|UK
2015
93 Minutes
Angela Dixon Nigel Whitmey Lisa Eichhorn Velibor Topic Heather Peace Rami Nasr Samantha Bolter Michael Xavier
single mother baby child heroine kidnapped child kidnapper hero police captain chilling dark emotional frenetic gripping intense powerful shocking united states morocco spain city
A single mother on vacation, takes the law into her own hands to take back her abducted child.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK|USA
1991
117 Minutes
Robert Arkins Johnny Murphy Angeline Ball Michael Aherne Maria Doyle Kennedy Dave Finnegan Bronagh Gallagher Félim Gormley Glen Hansard Kenneth McCluskey Andrew Strong
promoter musician singer lighthearted moving amusing dublin ireland music friendship poverty pursuit transformation rise 1990s
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
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.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
Canada
2017
92 Minutes
dog talking dog aspiring singer singer celebrity star charming heartwarming playful creative amusing hilarious music competition celebrities animals singing career career aspirations competition adventure
The action-packed new season of the franchise continues with the story of Tiny, an adorable Yorkie pup who, after winning the 'Pup Star' TV singing competition, is suddenly launched into an adventure when she's replaced by a street Yorkie, Scrappy, and the two swap lives in a dog-filled, fish-out-of-water tale that ultimately demonstrates life truly is 'better together.'
Comedy, Drama
1936
98 Minutes
Freddie Bartholomew C. Aubrey Smith Dolores Costello Guy Kibbee Mickey Rooney Jessie Ralph
heir earl mother lawyer impostor tender charming emotional brooklyn, n.y. england courtroom inheritance mother/child relationship trial transformation rise underdog 1880s
An 1880s Brooklyn boy (Freddie Bartholomew) is summoned to England by his grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) and raised as a lord.
Comedy, Drama
2004
111 Minutes
Marilou Berry Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri Laurent Grévill Virginie Desarnauts Keine Bouhiza Grégoire Oestermann Serge Riaboukine Michela Moretti Jean-Pierre Lazzerini Jacques Boko
singer daughter author father teacher stepmother amusing emotional sad inspiring paris classroom salon street family home music self-esteem growing up loneliness dysfunctional family
A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
Animation, Comedy
France|Belgium|Canada|UK|Latvia|USA
2003
82 Minutes
grandmother grandchild vaudevillian singer dog elderly woman amusing playful creative france belleville rescue organized crime kidnapping friendship bicycling devotion adventure rescue underdog
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Romance, Drama
India
2011
160 Minutes
Ranbir Kapoor Shammi Kapoor Aditi Rao Hydari Piyush Mishra Nargis Fakhri Shikha Jain Jaideep Ahlawat
young woman young man father mother singer love interest gripping intense emotional moving sad india house bungalow valley wedding reception love interest love at first sight friendship relationships
Janardhan Jakhar chases his dreams of becoming a big Rock star, during which he falls in love with Heer.
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
2013
68 Minutes
Joshua Samson Lisa Spurrier Bill Gillane Dusti Jones Savanna Kylie Lewis Matt Mascaro Trevor Hawkes Michael Solarez Sarah Kent
teenager teen girl abusive mother abusive father foster mother friend engaging heartwarming melodramatic emotional charming foster home coming of age foster care child abuse dramatization childhood trauma happiness adventure quest
12-yr-old Jessica Jones world is torn apart when she is taken out of her abusive home & placed in to Foster care. Jessica will grapple with her past, present, & future. She will meet numerous struggles along the way.
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Jack Carson Doris Day Lee Bowman Adolphe Menjou Eve Arden S.Z. Sakall Selena Royle Edgar Kennedy Sheldon Leonard Franklin Pangborn
singer agent radio personality single mother love interest positive charming uplifting los angeles new york city nightclub radio station romantic dilemma radio performers fame music industry show business love underdog rise
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
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.