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Clika (2026)
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated.
Style:
emotional, tension, crime drama, road movie
Plot:
self discovery, ambition, aspiration, social media, music industry, moral dilemma, small town, coming of age, identity crisis, recording studio, confrontation, bittersweet, exploitation, modern west, mexican american, viral video
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Most similar movies to Clika
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, independent film and captivating films with plots about coming of age, ambition, self discovery, music industry, aspiration, friendship and identity mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Clika: Delta Fever (1987), Breaking Through (2015), Filly Brown (2012), Little Paris (2008), Flow (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As he strives to make it on his own, Nick Ramsey has alienated his father by rejecting his upbringing and lifestyle. Now 25, Nick has been rejected by his girlfriend and vows to turn his life around.
Style:
crime drama, realistic, emotional, intense, tension ...
Plot:
family drama, family conflict, father son relationship, moral dilemma, self discovery, identity crisis, redemption, male protagonist, second chance, blue collar, regret, working class ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, uplifting
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
social media, dancehall girl, dance, dancer, youth culture, grownups, youth, dancing, dancer's life, social problems, lifestyle, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, psychological, hood ...
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, moral dilemma, rising to stardom, desire for fame, radio dj, musician's life, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, music, music industry, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"Little Paris" is the nickname given to Luna's hometown in provincial Baden Württemberg. Its name comes from a replica of the Eiffel Tower on a factory roof on an industrial estate next to the A9 autobahn. Luna knows she has to leave ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
dance, small town, coming of age, self discovery, dream, escape, female protagonist, dancing, dance contest, identity, aspiration, struggle ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
66%
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715
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Michael lives in a housing project. He and his friends make music together. Michael is clearly the biggest talent in the group, and one day he is discovered by the established rapper Apollo who makes Michael his ghostwriter. A big opportunity for ...
Style:
emotional, tense
Plot:
rap, hip hop, city life, ambition, coming of age, friendship, loyalty, youth culture, conflict, personal growth, choice, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A rapper leaves everything behind and embarks on an odyssey of self discovery, music, and friendship in the heart of Texas.
Style:
emotional, independent film, realistic, soulful, moody
Plot:
self discovery, journey, rap, hip hop, coming of age, identity, aspiration, transformation, friendship, youth, perseverance, underdog ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Movie that chronicles Mikes Jones' real life rise to fame as an aspiring rapper from the streets who finds his path in life through music in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, inspirational, realistic
Plot:
rap, hip hop, music industry, african american, aspiring musician, desire for fame, singer, rap star, rapper, musician's life, music, direction and purpose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, houston texas
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In this story, a musical group whose music sets the mood for Events, finds itself at a very crucial moment in its carreer. All of the members face the dilemma of fighting for their dreams or quitting forever.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, realistic
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, hopes, youth, perseverance, ambition, teenager, jazz, rehearsal, aspiration, determination, sacrifice ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rapper with a rising career hires a US manager and label, taking over from his father who has steered it to date.
Style:
dramatic, funny, entertaining, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rapper, father son relationship, music industry, musician, death of brother, music manager, manager, rap, music, career, rap star, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hawaii, los angeles
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Matúš is a talented musician, who left his successfully developing career, when his adoptive mother fell ill. After her death, he’s living with his stepbrother Dávid and together they go through life, each in their own way. While Dávid takes ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, emotional, reflective, independent film
Plot:
everyday life, self discovery, slice of life, brotherhood, bittersweet, intimate, grief, loss, ambition, minimalism, regret, sacrifice ...
Place:
eastern europe, vienna
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Stony Island gives you a priceless look back at Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, at a time when very few films were made in within the city at all — and features a legion of legendary Chicago players (Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, Larry ...
Style:
independent film, retro, period piece, soulful
Plot:
jazz, friendship, ambition, community, urban, struggle, soul, perseverance, determination, blues, recording studio, coming of age ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Young singer-songwriter Astor Grey struggles to break free of a toxic relationship with a infamous bad-boy rock star who threatens to destroy her after promising her the world.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, inspirational, independent film
Plot:
toxic relationship, young adult, music industry, aspiring musician, songwriter, female protagonist, manipulation, heartbreak, ambition, self discovery, jealousy, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When four friends reunite for a night of fun in their hometown, a crisis forces them to confront the consequences of their lifestyles.
Style:
realistic, emotional, tension, independent film, reflective ...
Plot:
coming of age, moral dilemma, friendship, confrontation, crisis, mature, hometown, loyalty, social issues, small town, loss, social realism ...
Similarity:
47%
244
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
prodigy, self discovery, hopes, ambition, musician's life, relationship vs career, family relations, orphan, dedicated educator, youth, single parent, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
A group of high school friends starts a rock band during the 1950's.
Style:
retro, period piece, heartfelt, tension, sentimental
Plot:
rock and roll, coming of age, recording studio, ambition, youth culture, music industry, high school, small town, peer pressure, rebellion, young love, audition ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When a man answers an ad to train as a record producer, he's excited by the prospect of signing undiscovered artists only to discover his new job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
fish out of water, introspection, desire for fame, workplace situations, cons and scams, showbiz, moral dilemma, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, on the road, misfit, disorder ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAST GUY is a manic depressive ride of passion, weirdness, worry, laughs and the pain of dishonest opportunities that Guy Montaine can never seem to pass up. He's a high risk dreamer and a good ol' boy-songwriter with talent ...
Style:
road movie, melancholic, tense, offbeat, dark comedy ...
Plot:
country music, songwriter, daydreamer, desperation, character study, moral ambiguity, ambition, wanted, fugitive, small town, outlaw, rebel ...
Place:
nashville tennessee, florida
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
Style:
road movie, sincere, captivating, motivational, inspirational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dj, teenager, parent child relationship, small town, music, introspection, coming of age, on the road, self discovery, human spirit, destiny, solitude ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This is a story of a young man named Kenny Stanford who had dreams of being an Successful artist in the music industry, but these dreams were cut short due to senseless street violence. His older brother Libaraiers Stanford lived by the laws of ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film
Plot:
urban, hip hop, brotherhood, family tragedy, grief, music industry, mourning, loss, aspiration, identity, trauma, revenge ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three friends united by their love of hip-hop work to make their big mark in the music industry. Beginning in the summer of 1990 NYC, Nikki a brilliant recent grad abandons a law school scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec along ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, entertaining, psychological
Plot:
hip hop, rap, follow your dream, ambition, music industry, direction and purpose, music, musician's life, following a dream, female singer, hip hop culture, friends ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows three characters from diverse backgrounds in their mid twenties. How consequences arise because of their flaws and what struggles they go through?
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, melancholic
Plot:
young adult, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, identity crisis, intimate, realism, regret, friendship, urban ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
Style:
melancholic, period piece
Plot:
rock band, high school, teenager, youth, coming of age, friendship, small town, graduation, high school life, ambition, aspiration, slice of life ...
Time:
80s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
40%
87
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 44 is the story of Migs, an 18 year old high school student trapped between the two opposing forces of his father, a drug dealer and convicted felon, and his mother, an NYPD cop.
Style:
dramatic, crime drama, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, family conflict, double life, coming of age, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, drug trade, moral dilemma, mother son relationship, betrayal, ambition ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenage rock band believe one night on stage will change their life
Style:
independent film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, rock music, friendship, youth, coming of age, self discovery, dream, live performance, identity, aspiration, indie rock, ambition ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"El Derecho de Jesús" is a character driven drama in which Jesús, a Mexican-American college student tries to overcome contemporary family issues and unstable love relationships. His past and present eventually collide forcing him to ...
Style:
reflective, realistic, emotional, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, character study, family conflict, identity, personal growth, college student, coming of age, self discovery, realism, young adult, moral dilemma, domestic drama ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
39%
126
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A father and son work together as agents.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, relationships, problem, relationship problems, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, father, father and son, nightclub, family drama, nightlife ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Guatemala
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Oscar, a young man who as a child starred in the first feature film from Guatemala which received international attention, is now living with his family in the Guatemalan country side and dreaming of starting a show biz career in the US. He makes a ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, emotional, underground film
Plot:
aspiration, showbiz, coming of age, sacrifice, ambition, migration, hopes, class differences, bittersweet, frustration, identity, culture clash ...
Place:
new york, guatemala
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A roadie travels across North America with a punk band in the 1980s.
Style:
road movie, disturbing, captivating, emotional, indie film ...
Plot:
punk rock, female protagonist, love triangle, subculture, coming of age, relationship problems, music band, manager, love affair, punk band, music, travel ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north america
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, independent film, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
ambition, showbiz, filmmaking, follow your dream, fall in love, buddies, love and romance, hopes, friends, hollywood, aspiration, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little sister under the dusty sun of Fréjus in the South of France. Obsessed with beauty and the need to become “someone”, she sees reality TV as her opportunity to be loved... ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, audition, acting audition, ambitious woman, self discovery, coming of age, youth, celebrity culture, identity, transformation, escape ...
Place:
france, south of france
Similarity:
36%
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