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O'Dessa (2025)
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.
Plot:
female protagonist, interracial couple, rock opera, post-apocalyptic future, family relations, singing, toys, death of protagonist, mother daughter relationship, female singer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, songwriter, dead mother, pop music, punk rocker, bare chested male, getting married, power, money, magic trick, moon, scarecrow, television, girl, eye ...
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Most similar movies to O'Dessa
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, captivating, realistic and sexy films with plots about musician, singer, mother daughter relationship, singing, love, music and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Romance and Music genres. Some movies like O'Dessa: The High Note (2020), Patti Cake$ (2017), Dandelion (2024), The 10 Commandments of Chloe (2013), Here and Now (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires ...
Style:
light, sweet, touching, rom com, sentimental
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
assistant, personal assistant, musician, relationship vs career, music, singer, pop star, showbiz, artists and showbiz, black, musician's life, hopes ...
Time:
year 1989, future, 2020s, year 1970, 21st century
Place:
usa, atlanta georgia, las vegas, new york, dallas texas ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.
Style:
sincere, disturbing, captivating, sad, independent film ...
Plot:
musician, rap, mother daughter relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, black american, aspiring musician, fat woman, rapper, loneliness, friendship, aspiration, overweight woman ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
new jersey, new york
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94%
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
Style:
touching
Plot:
white male black female relationship, guitarist, coffee, driving, eavesdropping, recording studio, ferry, sex scene, skyscraper, tattoo, black woman, family man ...
Place:
south dakota, ohio
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93%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
“The 10 Commandments of Chloe” is about the pursuit of The American Dream, with Chloe, a 20-something young woman, serving as our guide. Long considered a microcosm for America, the city of Nashville, TN comes alive as Chloe, from seemingly out ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
Audience:
adult
Plot:
songwriter, male female relationship, love story, direction and purpose, relationships, desire for fame, female singer, ambition, couple relations, musician's life, relationship problems, love affair ...
Place:
nashville tennessee
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Vivienne (Sarah Jessica Parker), is an established singer with a successful music career. On the eve of a major performance, Vivienne receives some life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. As she crisscrosses the busy streets ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, depressing, rough, disturbing
Plot:
singer, diagnosis, mental disorder, lovers, family relations, psychology, desperation, ex husband, terminal illness, loneliness, love, philosophy ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A singer/songwriter leaves her dreams behind to help her family, until one special guy and a group of musically-challenged strangers help her find her voice again.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating
Plot:
choir, church choir, female singer, family business, musician's life, musician, family relations, music, music business, music band, female protagonist, singing ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Tess enlists her biological father - a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks - and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death of her little sister.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, captivating
Plot:
youth, parents and children, father daughter relationship, family relations, friends, romantic relationship, relationships, friendship, female protagonist, friend, interracial dating, forbidden love ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
64%
1K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her Midwestern mother. As she navigates her hometown, playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape.
Style:
sexy, independent film, romantic, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian romance, lesbian love, lgbt, singing, female singer, singer, love, young lovers, gay love, lovers, lesbian interest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, indiana
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape can transport her back in time.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
time travel, time paradox, male female relationship, repeated event, couple relations, saving a life, sent to the past, relationships, couples, tragic love, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
63%
16K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous ...
Style:
costume drama, sincere, captivating, serious, touching ...
Plot:
love triangle, friendship, doomed romance, unrequited love, poetry, theatre play, dwarf, wedding, lie, deception, love, bakery ...
Time:
17th century, future, georgian era
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A struggling country singer meets a Nashville songwriter in need of inspiration. Teaming up to write a song, their work gets complicated but results in both a hit song...and true love.
Style:
romantic, feel good, humorous, light, entertaining
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
fall in love, country music, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unlikely couple, transformation, songwriter, self discovery, small town, relationship vs career, happy ending, inspiration ...
Place:
nashville tennessee
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Biopic detailing the tumultuous story of pop icon Britney Spears' rise to fame, fall from grace and eventual triumphant resurrection, firmly securing her position as one of the world's greatest entertainers.
Style:
sexy, mumblecore, realistic, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
musician, woman, idol, cult figure, musician's life, artists and showbiz, female singer, against the rules, fame, rise and fall, rise to the top, desire for fame ...
Similarity:
50%
355
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Oscar-nominee Amy Irving ("Crossing Delancy," "Carrie") stars as a deaf woman who falls in love with an aspiring rock singer, even though she is unable to hear him sing.
Plot:
deaf, rock star, mother daughter relationship, brother brother relationship, gambling, bus, dancer, singer, father son relationship, dancing, singing, gambler ...
Time:
year 1979
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, suicide attempt, police officer, musician, black romance, fall in love, happy ending, showbiz, domestic abuse, price of fame, public humiliation, singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, los angeles, london, mexico ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Rose, a 17-year-old Filipino-American teenager from Texas, dreams of becoming a country music icon. She has to fend for herself when her mother is arrested by ICE, and must choose between following her dreams without her mother or leaving her ...
Style:
suspenseful, sentimental, light, melancholic
Plot:
country music, mother daughter relationship, teen romance, aunt niece relationship, guitarist, undocumented immigrant, songwriter, bar owner, poverty, strong female character, homeless, teenager ...
Place:
austin texas, texas
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer – until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the ...
Style:
sad, romantic drama, romantic, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
singer, country music, fame, showbiz, friendship, brother brother relationship, alcoholic, alcoholism, addiction, concert, musician, drinking problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, america, memphis, boston, arizona
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, stylized
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rock, love triangle, musician, suicide, motorcycle, rock star, concert tour, musical performance, female singer, farm, music band, musician's life ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
england, europe, pennsylvania
Similarity:
42%
792
Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sinaloa hitchhikes into Texas to meet Merle, her half-sister by way of their dead country musician father. As the two get to know each other, Sinaloa's chaotic influence starts to unravel Merle's quiet, comfortable life. While the family ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
musician, half sister, songwriter, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, female singer, musician's life, female rivalry, family problems, inheritance, music, sister ...
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Zachary Blasto, a hard-drinking, talented songwriter and performer, envisions madcap musical fantasies in order to avoid dealing with the downward spiral of his personal life.
Style:
independent film, avant garde
Plot:
rock music, love, friend, musician, friendship, singing, loss of father, singer, father son relationship, reporter, concert, male female relationship ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A modern day train hopper fighting to be a successful musician and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.
Style:
atmospheric, romantic, sincere, touching, extraordinary
Plot:
musician, divorce, daughter, family relations, friends, family problems, poverty, love and romance, love, travel, drifter, lonely ...
Place:
utah
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with ...
Style:
sweet, romantic, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
divorce, father daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, female protagonist, female musician, singer, wedding, rock star, self pity, motherhood, rock band, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa, chicago, indianapolis indiana, los angeles ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a ...
Plot:
interracial romance, interracial love relationship, interracial relations, class differences, racial issues, grandmother granddaughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, black, blaxploitation, interracial, engagement, relationships ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, sincere, hispanic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
singing, dancing, longing, dating, summer, swimming pool, immigrant, ambition, city life, dance, love, undocumented immigrant ...
Time:
2020s, year 1943, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, dominican republic, new york, puerto rico, bronx new york city ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, touching, emotional, retro ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, suicide, coming of age, grief, teenager, loss, drinking, friendship, death, runaway, mental illness, education ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 70s
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, california, new jersey
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A traumatic event sends a musician (Sedgwick) back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband (Quinn), from whom she fled years ago.
Style:
sexy, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
husband wife relationship, friendship, mother daughter relationship, musician, family relations, family problems, troubled marriage, musician's life, female protagonist, dysfunctional marriage, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
39%
24K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.
Style:
cult classic, melancholic, touching, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, hopes, female protagonist, showbiz, rise and fall, lifestyle, ambition, artists and showbiz, love affair, follow your dream, rising to stardom, parents and children ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, maryland, madison square garden manhattan new york city
Similarity:
38%
58K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village, New York, USA. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark ...
Style:
sentimental, stylized, lyrical, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, bohemian life, aids, lgbtq, gay, drug abuse, hiv, glbt, drug addiction, christmas, friendship, drag queen ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, year 2005, future, 90s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, lower east side manhattan new york city, usa, new mexico ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, semi serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
musician, young lovers, sexuality, love affair, youth, couple relations, fall in love, actor's life, musician's life, lifestyle, actor, living together ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
texas, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, connecticut ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50 million from her father. At first, Tricky has Christopher Tracy talked into romancing her ...
Style:
black and white, humorous, stylized, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
interracial romance, love, black, rock, forbidden love, dancing, gigolo, singer, wealth, rock music, father daughter relationship, class differences ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south of france, france, french riviera, europe, nice france ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
1930s in New York – The famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the depression she has trouble finding work as an artist but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns his own nightclub.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, anamorphic, hilarious, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
biopic, singer, female protagonist, nightclub, actor's life, love and romance, lifestyle, human nature, artists and showbiz, couple relations, fall in love, couples ...
Time:
1930s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, cleveland ohio
Similarity:
37%
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