Movies like Glitter
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Glitter (2001)
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, touching, melancholic, exciting, sentimental, romantic drama, rom com, disturbing, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, hopes, female protagonist, showbiz, ambition, rise and fall, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, love affair, follow your dream, rising to stardom, parents and children, music business, women, hip hop, singer, female singer, teenager, jazz, wrestling, teenage girl, black cast, rock and roll, trippy, girl power ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, maryland, madison square garden manhattan new york city
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Most similar movies to Glitter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and sentimental films with plots about music, artists and showbiz, ambition, love and romance, lifestyle, musician's life and performer's life mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Glitter: Rock of Ages (2012), Scenes from the Goldmine (1987), The Jazz Singer (1980), Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010), La Bamba (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, feel good, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
rock, teenager, broadway, rock and roll, sex scene, dancing, music, nightclub, love story, fall in love, rock star, musician ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock and roll, club, teenager, ambition, betrayal, love and romance, artists and showbiz, music, dishonesty, music band, unfulfillment, musician's life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.
Style:
touching, intense, serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, music, tradition, generation gap, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, dancing, religions or cults, desire for fame, follow your dream, estrangement ...
Time:
70s, year 1980, 80s
Place:
california, new york, usa, los angeles, venice california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental, contemplative
Plot:
country, friendship, musician's life, desire for fame, lifestyle, love and romance, rise to the top, music, overnight success, friends, hopes, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee, dallas texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.
Style:
inspirational, touching, intense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician's life, biopic, rock and roll, interracial romance, musician, happy ending, love story, rock, rock music, music business, racism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, southern california, new york, tijuana mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A Star Is Born is a 1976 rock music film telling the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
adultery, tragic love, music, bare breasts, arizona desert, tragic romance, female nudity, arrest, rock and roll, women, dancing, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place:
arizona, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, music business, hip hop, artists and showbiz, gay son, rapper, african american family, gay, ceo, musician's life, hip hop culture, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, idaho, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up. Only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal. His love of music forces him to create a new band which will ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, redemption, singer, musician, hopes, starting over, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, performer's life, hidden identity, musician's life, human nature ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
new jersey, usa, las vegas, montreal
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dark psychological drama, Shooting Livien explores the inner psyche of John Livien, a disillusioned New York musician who deals with a childhood trauma by claiming an alter ego. His band on the brink of success, fantasy becomes dangerously blurred ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
musician's life, addiction, drug abuse, music, life is a bitch, ambition, lifestyle, showbiz, alcohol abuse, nightlife, identity crisis, lgbt ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, independent film
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fall in love, musician's life, follow your dream, culture clash, self discovery, family relations, hopes, love and romance, parents and children, lifestyle, music band, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
45%
49K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep ...
Style:
sexy, inspirational, teen, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick, kids ...
Plot:
dancing, hip hop, music, dance, street dance, choreographer, love and romance, lifestyle, teenager, hopes, starting over, young lovers ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, harlem, new york city, harlem
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:
44%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe and Miles, who teach hip-hop classes. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique ...
Style:
serious, realistic, teen, feel good
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
street dance, music, interracial relations, dance, cinderella story, follow your dream, love and romance, hopes, dancing, hip hop, teachers and students, hardcase students ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa, new york, chicago
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three teen girls in a Motown band embark on an emotional ride to hell and back.
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, feel good
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dream come true, desire for fame, teenage life, follow your dream, rise and fall, ambition, musician's life, best friend, friendship, youth, hopes, showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
43%
10K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
addiction, rock band, rock and roll, musician, singer, female singer, love, women, stalker, blues, rock, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 1979, 60s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s
Place:
usa, new jersey, new york
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three sisters (Sister and the Sisters) from Harlem who become singers Sister (Lonette McKee) becomes involved with drugs and Sparkle ends up being the one who gets famous. This movie tells about how drugs ruined Sister's relationships and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sentimental, entertaining ...
Plot:
black, african american, drug addiction, girl group, showbiz, urban, performer, female protagonist, singing, musician, girl power, african ...
Time:
year 1976, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
43%
279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, period piece, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, marriage, addiction, biopic, accident, prison, drug, concert ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee, southern usa, usa, arkansas ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Small-town girl Angie King leaves the church and her home to pursue a dream of singing stardom. Luckett plays Angie, the daughter of a stern but loving bishop, whose attraction to the hunky star (Tank) of a traveling gospel show takes her on the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
love and romance, hopes, lifestyle, parents and children, youth, destructive relationship, friendship, couples, christian, religion, father daughter relationship, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia
Similarity:
42%
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6K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
elvis presley, music, rock music, biopic, musician's life, price of fame, rags to riches, rock and roll, celebrity culture, desire for fame, music band, showbiz ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 1950s
Place:
las vegas, mississippi
Similarity:
42%
864
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A biopic on singer Céline Dion.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, serious
Plot:
desire for fame, rise to the top, ambition, musician's life, prodigy, relationship vs career, tragic love, fall in love, artists and showbiz, love and romance, lifestyle, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
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:
41%
746
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, independent film
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, hip hop, family relations, follow your dream, dancer's life, ambition, teenage life, dance, human spirit, youth, lifestyle, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world.
Style:
light, teen, sex comedy, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
dancing, dancer's life, ballet, street dance, dance, youth, follow your dream, performer's life, rivalry, lifestyle, ambition, hopes ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Danny Foster doesn't have much: an apartment as small as his paychecks, no family, and a struggling music career. Yet for him, "every day is a great day to be alive," an attitude he gained from his mother's unwavering optimism ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, touching, realistic, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
mute or deaf, fall in love, couples, family relations, lifestyle, love and romance, couple relations, musician's life, unfulfillment, misfit, parents and children, deaf ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
41%
278K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer – and unexpectedly falling in love.
Style:
feel good, romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, kids ...
Plot:
dancing, coming of age, love story, summer romance, forbidden love, couples, dancer, fall in love, love and romance, unlikely couple, abortion, dance ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1963, 90s, 1950s ...
Place:
usa, new york state, new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
TLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, captivating
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
music band, rising to stardom, musician's life, hip hop, artists and showbiz, ambition, bankruptcy, music, blaxploitation, black, pop star, girl power ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
Style:
teen, serious, sentimental, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dance, ballet, dancing, teenager, homosexual, love triangle, ballerina, music, competition, dancer, rivalry, hopes ...
Time:
90s, year 2000
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco, hawaii
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching
Plot:
rise and fall, performer's life, music, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, singer, pop star, reputation ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the pressure to win from her ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
piano, love, fall in love, music, love affair, female nudity, bare breasts, male nudity, sex, in love, musician, family relations ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, stylized, freeze frame ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, dance, dancer, love triangle, disco, audition, working class, attraction, infidelity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chauvinism, chauvinist ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century, 70s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
41%
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